Leonard Cohen - The Partisan



The 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 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, "résigne Toi,"

Mais Je N'ai Pas Peur;

J'ai Repris Mon âme.



[the Germans Were At My Home

They Said, "sign Yourself,"

But I Am Not Afraid

I Have Retaken My Soul.]



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.