The Partisan

The Partisan - Leonard Cohen

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 have 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

Ils me dirent ＂Signe toi ＂

Mais je n'ai pas peur;

J'ai repris mon arme

J'ai change' cent fois de nom

J'ai perdu femme et enfants

Mais j'ai tant d'amis;

J'ai la France entie're

Un vieil homme dans un grenier

Pour la nuit nous a cache'

Les Allemands l'ont pris;

Il est mort sans 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