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 taient chez moi,

ils me dirent, "Rsigne toi,"

mais je n'ai pas peur;

j'ai repris mon me.



[The Germans were at my home

They said, "Sign yourself,"

But I am not afraid

I have retaken my soul.]



J'ai chang cent fois de nom,

j'ai perdu femme et enfants

mais j'ai tant d'amis;

j'ai la France entire.



[I've changed names a hundred times

I have lost wife and children

But I have so many friends

I have all of France]



Un vieil homme dans un grenier

pour la nuit nous a cach,

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.]



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.