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The Partisan

Leonard Cohen
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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 have 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 shadow.

Les Allemands étaient chez moi,
Ils me dirent, "Resigne-toi",
Mais je n'ai pas peur;
J'ai repris mon arme.

J'ai changé cent fois de nom,
J'ai perdu femme et enfants
Mais j'ai tant d'amis,
J'ai la France entière.

Un vieil homme dans un grenier
Pour la nuit nous a caché,
Les Allemands l'ont pris;
Il est mort sans 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 shadow.
IL PARTIGIANO

Arrivarono i tedeschi, e volevano rubare
La mia libertà io la difenderò

Ho cambiato sempre il nome, ho lasciato moglie e figli
Ma ho gli amici qui ho l'Italia intera

Una vecchia in un granaio, una notte ci ha nascosto
L'han portata via ha detto solo addio

Eravamo in tre stamani, sono solo questa sera
Ma continuerò viva la libertà

Il vento sta soffiando, fra le tombe sta soffiando
Libertà sarà domani insieme a noi

Les Allemands étaient chez moi, ils me disent resigne-toi
Mais je n'ai pas peur. J'ai repris mon âme

J'ai changé cent fois de nom, j'ai perdu femme et enfant
Mais j'ai tant d'amis. J'ai la France entière

Un vieux homme dans un grenier, pour la nuit nous a caché
Les Allemands l'ont prisent. Il est mort sans surprise


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