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 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 morning
I'm 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 we'll come from the shadows.
Les Allemands e'taient chez moi, [
The Germans were at my homeils me dirent, "
Signe toi," They said, "
Sign yourself,"mais je n'ai pas peur; But I am not afraidj'ai repris mon arme. I have retaken my weapon.J'ai change' cent fois de nom, I have changed names a hundred timesj'ai perdu femme et enfants I have lost wife and childrenmais j'ai tant d'amis; But I have so many friendsj'ai la France entie
`re. I have all of France
Un vieil homme dans un grenier An old man, in an atticpour la nuit nous a cache', Hid us for the nightles Allemands l'ont pris; The Germans captured himil est mort sans surprise. 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.
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