The Partisan

Lyrics

[Verse 1: David Eugene Edwards] When they poured across the border I was cautioned to surrender This I could not do; I took my gun and vanished [Verse 2: David Eugene Edwards] 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 [Verse 3: David Eugene Edwards] An old woman gave us shelter Kept us hidden in the garret Then the soldiers came; She died without a whisper [Verse 4: David Eugene Edwards] There were three of us this morning I'm the only one this evening But I must go on; The frontiers are my prison [Refrain: David Eugene Edwards] 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 [Verse 5: Bertrand Cantat] Les Allemands étaient chez moi Ils me disent, "Résigne toi" Mais je n'ai pas peur; J'ai repris mon arme [The Germans were at my home They say, "Surrender yourself," But I am not afraid; I have equipped myself] [Verse 6: Bertrand Cantat] 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] [Verse 7: Bertrand Cantat] 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.] [Outro: David Eugene Edwards] 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