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 e'taient chez moi, (
The Germans were at my home)
ils me dirent, "
Signe toi," (
They said, "
Sign yourself,")
mais je n'ai pas peur; (
But I am not afraid)
j'ai repris mon arme. (I have retaken my weapon.)
J'ai change' cent fois de nom, (I have changed names a hundred times)
j'ai perdu femme et enfants (I have lost wife and children)
mais j'ai tant d'amis; (
But I have so many friends)
j'ai la France entie
`re. (I have all of France)
Un vieil homme dans un grenier (
An old man, in an attic)
pour la nuit nous a cache', (
Hid us for the night)
les Allemands l'ont pris; (
The Germans captured him)
il 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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