Leonard Cohen - A partisan

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 childrenbut 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 eveningbut 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 taient chez moi,ils me disent, "rsigne toi,"mais je n'ai pas peur;j'ai repris mon arme.J'ai chang cent fois de nom,j'ai perdu femme et enfantsmais j'ai tant d'amis;j'ai la France entire.Un vieil homme dans un grenierpour la nuit nous a cach,les Allemands l'ont pris;il est mort sans surprise.[The Germans were at my home They said, "Surrender 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 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.