Leonard Cohen - A Partisan 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.

Ohthe windthe 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.

[the germans were at my home

They said"sign yourself"

But I am not afraid

I have retaken my weapon.

I have changed names a hundred times

I have lost wife and children

But I have so many friends

I have all of france

An old manin an attic

Hid us for the night

The germans captured him

He died without surprise.]

Ohthe windthe wind is blowing

Through the graves the wind is blowing

Freedom soon will come;

Then we'll come from the shadows.