16 Horsepower - The Partisan Lyrics
(leonard cohen)When they poured across the borderI 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 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 morningIm 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 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 homeThey said, sign yourself,But I am not afraidI have retaken my soul.]Jai change cent fois de nom,Jai perdu femme et enfantsMais jai tant damis;Jai la france entie`re.[Ive changed names a hundred timesI have lost wife and childrenBut I have so many friendsI have all of france]Un vieil homme dans un grenierPour la nuit nous a cache,Les allemands lont pris;Il est mort sans surprise.[an old man, in an atticHid us for the nightThe germans captured himHe 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.
