When they poured across the border
I was cautioned to surrender
I took my gun and vanished.
I have changed my name so often
I've lost my wife and children
And some of them are with me
An old woman gave us shelter
Kept us hidden in the garret
She died without a whisper
There were three of us this morning
I'm the only one this evening
The frontiers are my prison
Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing
Through the graves the wind is blowing
Then we'll come from the shadows
Les Allemands étaient chez moi
Ils me dirent, "résigne toi"
J'ai changé cent fois de nom
J'ai perdu femme et enfants
Un vieil homme dans un grenier
Pour la nuit nous a caché
Il est mort sans surprise
Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing
Through the graves the wind is blowing
Then we'll come from the shadows