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The Partisan

from Dream Comfort Memory by Simone White

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"The Partisan" is an anti-fascist anthem about the French Resistance in World War II. The song was composed in 1943 by Russian-born Anna Marly (1917–2006), with lyrics by French Resistance leader Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie (1900–1969), and originally titled "La Complainte du partisan". It was adapted to English in 1944 by Hy Zaret and later made famous by Leonard Cohen.

My version here is a bit of a combination of the lyrics of both with a few additional changes.

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The Partisan

when the occupation started
we were told we must surrender
this I could not do
I took my gun and vanished in the hills

I pray no one will ask me
who I am or where I'm going
but you who know
please cover up my footprints

I have changed my name so often
I have lost my wife and children
but I have many friends
in the army of the shadows

an old woman gave us shelter
kept us hidden in a garret
then the soldiers came
she died without a whisper of my name

there were three of us this morning
I'm the only one this evening
still I must go on
circling the border prison

through the graves the winds are blowing
freedom soon will come
but we will be forgotten
and we'll return to the shadows

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from Dream Comfort Memory, released December 9, 2021
written by Anna Marly and Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie

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