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 étaient 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 changé cent fois de nom,

J'ai perdu femme et enfants

Mais j'ai tant d'amis;

J'ai la France entière.

[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 caché,

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.