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.
Writer(s): Anna Marly, Hy Zaret
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