16 Horsepower - The Partisan lyrics

(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'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 Ils me dirent, "r Mais je n'ai pas peur; J'ai repris mon arme. [the germans were at my home They said, "sign yourself," But i am not afraid I have retaken my gun.] 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. [i've changed names a hundred times I have lost wife and children But i have so many friends I have all of france] Un vieil homme dans un grenier Pour la nuit nous a cache', Les allemands l'ont pris; Il est mort sans surprise. [an old man, in an attic Hid us for the night The germans captured him 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.