Leonard Cohen

The Old Revolution Lyrics

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Composer:
  • Cohen
Genres:
  • 60s
  • Folk
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  • leonard cohen
  • melancholy
  • singer songwriter
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Leonard Cohen - The Old Revolution lyrics

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,Leonard Cohen - The Old Revolution - http://motolyrics.com/leonard-cohen/the-old-revolution-lyrics.html
Freedom soon will come;
Then we'll come from the shadows.

Les Allemands e'taient chez moi,
Ils me dirent, "Signe toi,"
Mais je n'ai pas peur;
J'ai repris mon arme.

J'ai change' cent fois de nom,
J'ai perdu femme et enfants
Mais j'ai tant d'amis;
J'ai la France entie're.

Un vieil homme dans un grenier
Pour la nuit nous a cache',
Les Allemands l'ont pris;
Il est mort sans 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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