16 Horsepower: "The Partisan"
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(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, Ive 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 Im 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 well come from the shadows. Les allemands etaient chez moi, Ils me dirent, rsigne toi, Mais je nai pas peur; Jai repris mon me. [the germans were at my home They said, sign yourself, But I am not afraid I have retaken my soul.] Jai change cent fois de nom, Jai perdu femme et enfants Mais jai tant damis; Jai la france entie`re. [Ive 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 lont 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 well come from the shadows. |