Leonard Cohen The Partisan By Anna Marly Hy Zaret Lyrics

The Partisan By Anna Marly Hy Zaret Lyrics

When they poured across the border

I was cautioned to surrender,

this I could not do;

I took my gun and vanished.



I have changed my name so often,

I've lost my wife and children

but I have many friends,

and some of them are with me.



An old woman gave us shelter,

kept us hidden in the garret,

then the soldiers came;

she died without a whisper.



There were three of us this morning

I'm the only one this evening

but I must go on;

the frontiers are my prison.



Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing,

through the graves the wind is blowing,

freedom soon will come;

then we'll come from the shadows.



Les Allemands e'taient chez moi,      [The Germans were at my home

ils me dirent, "Signe toi,"            They said, "Sign yourself,"

mais je n'ai pas peur;                 But I am not afraid

j'ai repris mon arme.                  I have retaken my weapon.



J'ai change' cent fois de nom,         I have changed names a hundred times

j'ai perdu femme et enfants            I have lost wife and children

mais j'ai tant d'amis;                 But I have so many friends

j'ai la France entie're.               I have all of France



Un vieil homme dans un grenier         An old man, in an attic

pour la nuit nous a cache',            Hid us for the night

les Allemands l'ont pris;              The Germans captured him

il est mort sans surprise.             He died without surprise.]



Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing,

through the graves the wind is blowing,

freedom soon will come;

then we'll come from the shadows