Leonard Cohen - 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'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 יtaient 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 changי 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 entiטre. [I have all of France] Un vieil homme dans un grenier [An old man, in an attic] Pour la nuit nous a cachי, [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 |
