Leonard Cohen The Partisan

[namllenium00]

I dedicate this song for Tran V.Ba symbol of resistance against tyranny. you can kill the man but you cannot kill his idea and his love for freedom.

[RRFBINH]

I would love to be able to buy this song, this version of this song , any clues?

[PanchoZapataChe]

I imagine Cohen singing this song in Palestine...

[darkmajorgd]

C'est super. Véritablement inoxydable, ça résiste au temps. C'est de l'art !

[rubenvarela32]

Fermoso.

[stinkyfrenchcheese]

Merci Monsieur Cohen!!!!

[neilieB]

I always come back to leonard. . . he reassures me as he wakes me up to places I long to know.

[VONPLES1]

SOLIDARNOSC....FOREVER

[Hemulen40]

Not a stone is widout a tear .

[MichaGusify]

I love your soul Leonard, I've been with you for 40 years, and I still love you, and always will!

[GrannyTenderstone]

@MichaGusify Same here, since 1974 I have revelled in Leonard's music and imagery~!~!

[kiwimac]

@MichaGusify Me too!

[anjanamckegan]

Enrique Alonso Martinez muerto en la cárcel de León en 1941 represaliado por el régimen de Franco..murió de hambre y frío

[JVERGARAR]

Hermosisimo !!!

[TheJuale]

Cuando cruzaron la frontera, fui advertido a rendirme, pero esto no podía hacer, tomé mi pistola y desaparecí!!!!

[way2manyprisoners]

too many to mention. thank you leonard.

[irelad101]

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.

[theroadking2011]

thi is the real story,,lets go leonard,,,,,,,

[rebabustamante]

i have been recently introduced to his talent, to his story, and ability to voice what so many are afraid to face or say and suffer many times in silence. How our hearts break, and long for mending.

[TerrySleeper]

Beautiful oud playing by John Bilezikjian.

[TerrySleeper]

Beautiful oud plating by John Bilezikjian.

[NeonlightRebel]

Lisa Gavric, born July 31, 1907 in Vienna, died in 1974, fought against the Spanish Franco regime and the German Nazi regime.

Great song, besides! ;)

[dannydemanny]

RIP John Rambo

[mymarkitzero]

@dannydemanny Men, this is the best comment ever on Youtube.

[TheSkorekmarek]

@mymarkitzero 

[TheSkorekmarek]

@dannydemanny :)

[999Cinderwolf]

Heredé el gusto por la música de Leonard por mi padre.

Ahora él ya no está físicamente aquí.

Cada vez que escucho esta música me mueve hasta las lágrimas!

[Taryuman]

Arturo Gámiz García

Emilio Gámiz García

Genaro Vazques

Lucio Cabañas

Cesar German Yañez Muñoz

Fernando Yañez Muñoz

La libertad pronto vendra

Entonces saldremos de estas sombras

[untwerf]

yea man, work that bazzouki!

[claytonave]

@untwerf It's an Oud.

[jancsipl]

How much difficult is understanding this world. Leonard is close ....

[ncmathsadist]

'Twould bring tears to the eyes of a stone.

[lagente666]

electrelane

[mamiettes]

J'aime



[arsene737]

Great playing by John Bilezikjian on 'oud, nice addition

[8269998]

Vorrei creare da questo sito un omaggio anonimo a tutti gli eroi della Resistenza che possono identificarsi in questa storia. Per favore, lasciare i loro nomi, e la data ed il luogo quando e dove essi vissero e dove morirono.

[RobertH263]

Le luth chante la liberté...

[polarisreseau]

on ne m'a pas demandé qui j'étais ni d'où je venais vous qui le savez effacez les traces de mon passage.....................

Emmanuel dastier de la Vigerie , compositeur, journaliste et résistant français rentrera dan le mouvement gaulliste, ANNA Smironova allais Marly, interprète

[Giiinful]

"J'ai changé cent fois de nom, j'ai perdu femme et enfants mais j'ai tant d'amis... J'ai la France entière!" <3

[MsTommyknocker]

Seems so long ago, Nancy is one of his best songs

[kromosomfeil]

Happy New Year, 2010 to you!!

[soledemina1]

it makes my throat get tight .... and I feel like bowing to Leonard Cohen but also to his band ..they're all exceptional !

[Msoolala]

The wind the wind is blowing freedom soon will come, from the shadows - prophetic!

[MsTommyknocker]

Freedom is a little wild bouquet

[polarisreseau]

@Msoolala

it is not signification so!

The wind (the time passes) breath on tombs but after freedom they come back then will forget us because the wind sweeps memories and happiness come back they will forget deaths misfortunes and disparaitrons the heroes and will really die the heroes at night from time they will go back to shade, and we shall forget the price of freedom, (coach without serfhood they cannot know the price of freedom)

[jolangjolang]

@polarisreseau (Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

[angelsmiarnau]

@polarisreseau You are sick. And mad. And no human

[MrHopeless1987]

@angelsmiarnau  no his it oo young to unserstand :)

[BordelloBabe]

@polarisreseau This comment is absolutely true for the original version written in 1943. This is a cover, a tribute, that may have indeed been mistakenly translated (much like the Canadian anthem originally written in French). The translated version also may have been adjusted as a modern tribute, one bringing a more hopeful message because we refuse to forget. LEST WE FORGET. I do not know anyone that fell or lived through this tragedy. This will be my only post. Peace.

[polarisreseau]

@BordelloBabe

Anna Marly - La complainte du partisan (1963)

Emanuel d'Astier et Anna Smirnova, résistant français , lui aristocrate et elle juive russe, traversant les lignes allemandes pour faire parvenir les messages aux réseaux de résistance.

[1tulipan1]

que triste la cancion, muchas gracias por los subtitulos

[polarisreseau]

@1tulipan1

la oración del partidario, fue escrita durante la guerra con el allemans en el sur oeste de la Francia, era una de ambas músicas con el canto del partidario (comunista y gaulista)

[1tulipan1]

muchas gracias por la explicacion!

[polarisreseau]

@1tulipan1

on YOU tube go towards this address :

Anna Marly - La complainte du partisan (1963)

[kidding43]

just saw this amazing man in vegas. hubby surprised us with tickets (from interior of british columbia, canada)  my 18 yr old is now addicted to him as well. cool huh!?

[greenblackification]

happy christmas!! love Canada! my 81 year old mum was born there!

[samirhossain]

This version is more of an upbeat in the begining....this one starts off energetically whereas the original one starts off with a cresendo creating suspense or at least thats how i felt :)

[etvision]

gracias por los subtitulos

:D

leonard=RESPECT

[dragonofblood]

Absolutely love this song.

[StephenAlsford]

Such a dark subject, yet it gives profound joy to listen to. Every time I hear this it sounds even better.

[ctrn61]

I think that his voice has been greatly improved along the years

[addman27]

@ctrn61 disagree, his voice after the late 80's is scarred from all the cigarette smoke.

[getoart]

Beograd 2. 8. 2009. Bilo je dirljivo. Cetiri bisa. Duze od tri sata muzike. Otisao sam u arenu da vidim pesnika i muzicara a video zivu legendu.

[getoart]

Ispravka 02. 09. 2009. Sve ostalo je ziva istina

[grckica]

See you in Belgrade 02.09.!

I hope this song will be on!

[DarkoVr]

Beautiul!

Big respect for guy on [erm..] banjo [?] and those solo's.

See you in Belgrade on 02.09,Leo.

[val91201]

that instrument is an oud (ancient lute)

[BubuSim]

I lllllooooove this song

[2007alpacino]

grace a toi abdoe and ucle mustapha

"les allmanes a chez vous

[crussaito51]

Tubo que dejar la poesia escrita por que no le daba para vivir todos ganamos un gran poeta y musico Por siempre nuestro Leonard .Gracias por tu musica

[ditterel]

Es cierto. A Leonard Cohen le apasionaba...sobre todo la Historia..Era y es un gran poeta..gran amante de Federico Garcia Lorca por cierto. Pocos lo saben! Saludos desde Noruega!

[crussaito51]

Su hija se llama lorca en memoria del poeta granadino fusilado por el regimen en la gerra civil española . porque las dictaduras matan primero a los Poetas a pesar de que en España la mitad no sabian leer .Yo no olvido a los verdugos de Lorca y de Miguel Hernandez

[oblio66420]

Mare artist! Îl cunosc de o gramada de ani dar niciodata nu m-am plictisit de muzica lui! Bravo si multumesc celui ce a postat acest clip!

[ToplessExoticDancer]

this is the best version in my opinion :)

[soledemina]

I agree...the best..despite the poor quality of recording :)

[ToplessExoticDancer]

Leonard Cohen is one of my favorite musical artists, he is so moving, what a poet..

[phlohopit]

bad quality

[hblue42]

Fenomenal como siempre, su inspiración me lleva a entender que no existen fronteras, que todo es tan temporal, tan maravilloso, que el viento sopla, la lluvia cae, las sombras cubren el mundo y la libertad ganará

Siempre

[ctrn61]

The voice of Leonard Cohen has been greatly improved with respect to when he was young. Now it's more sensual.

[monique8033]

just terrific and sad to listen to

[MARXCCCP]

listen Branimir Štulić-partizan!!!

[tomosom]

odličan prepjev, zaboravljen nažalost

[MARXCCCP]

da,nažalost ali Đoni je bio i više od umjetnika,samo ne kontaju to ovi! heh....pozdrav

[JJVJJV]

Another example of Bilezikjian's brilliance. He outshines everybody here.

[ccdrum]

wtf?the only one who outshines is LEO!

[djidjicosta]

isn´t that a portuguese guitar?

it sounds and it looks exactly the same as the ones that play fado!

[arsene737]

That´s an ´oud (ud), a Middle Eastern/Turkish/balkan fretless short necked lute

[43artlett14]

John Bilezekian, world renowned Oudist and composer. Armenian-American, known as America's Oud Virtuoso, really carries this song.

[fleurn0]

I can't describe how great an atmosohere he helps to create in this performance..

but still, carries? maybe i'm reading to much into this... it was a great song to start with..

[pnaznp]

jOHN bELIAZIJKAN -WONDERFUL PLAY

[AtomAnt11]

Can't listen to this song without crying.

[turbogrammy]

and he is damned good looking too! LMAO.

[Richmichcrow]

Absolutely fantastic! Thank you for putting this on. He has a gift to make people stop, and think about things, and put terrible events that should not be forgotten, like this one, into music. We need people like Leonard. As for his thoughts though, I am very sure that he has been to some absolutely dark and utterly horrible places that very few of us would ever dare to enter. Don't envy him too much. Can you imagine the awful terror of the gas chambers?

[lovegoodmusicz]

I witnessed him playing this live in Germany last year. He got a standing ovation ...

[louiseduvee]

He has a gift, with a twist---born to watch life and never miss anything! Dylan is like that... I wonder what it's like to think like Mr. Cohen or Mr. Dylan... Thanks!

Thank you!

[coralmud]

That is not a bouzouki it is a UD usually played in Turkish or middle eastern region.

[8vincent4]

it's called "ud"

[wotsgreen]

It's just how amazing that an internet service like youtube makes it possible to share gems like this to us. Would we have seen elsewhere? Great!

[aliciajitinse]

I think that somebody "confunde el culo con las témporas" That is only a song for the people that love the freedom more that his life.Religion should be personal option. Can you know Cohen´s soul?

[reddupo]

Okay can anyone tell me the story behind this song? The Wikipedia article on it used to say it was a english version of Chant Des Partisan which is a french revolution song, but now it doesnt say that anymore and the versions I listen to of Chant Des Partisan do not have similar lyrics at all and completely different music. Not the same song in any way.

I was under the impression that this is a cover but is it?

[3rdusername]

It's actually an English version of "La complainte du partisan," often confused with "chant des partisans." It is a cover, originally written by Anna Marly. Hope that helps.

[wotsgreen]

+1 for knowledge

[voxsingularis]

it is about the French Resistance against the Third Reich---the Free French Forces

the Wiki article for Anna Marly tells more.

[MrThad1]

read the diaries of Anne Frank

[LucasRundblad]

what is the instrument that looks kind of like a round guitar, just with no frets, called?

[reddupo]

an "oud"

[edry888]

its called bouzouki.. originly from greece..

[yd22t]

Superbe poème aux résistants.

Voici une très originale version de cette chanson, Léonard Cohen nous montre à nouveau toute l'étendue de son talent et sa personnalité. Sa voix profonde est celle des partisans traqués, celle de ces années de plomb, de courage et d'horreurs.

"Freedom soon will come"

C'est un chant universel

[yd22t]

When they poured across the border

(Quand ils eurent traversé en masse la rivière)

I was cautioned to surrender,

(Ils me demandèrent de capituler,)

This I could not do ;

(Mais je ne pouvais pas faire ça;)

I took my gun and vanished.

(J'ai pris mon arme et j'ai disparu.)

[eskiaOMB]

border = frontière

et non pas rivière

;-)

[yd22t]

merci, vous avez raison: mais je ne suis pas l'auteur de la traduction. Voir le sens de to pour across.

[sidensvans54]

Fantastic..so very real.

[MC2000LS]

Esta es la cancion que me engancho a Cohen, yo supe de el por medio de Diego Vasallo (ex Duncan Dhu y a quien tambien recomiendo, pues le menciono como una de sus fuentes de inspiracion)

[shithard]

Hitler was not a atheist.

[idiotjim]

great version - thnx for uploading

[soaringman]

we are all the same and every body should be treated the same aslong as they are the same religion as me.

Powerfull song

[mislav76]

How many men have been killed in the name of god?You think god approves that? Significantly less people were killed in the name of satan for that matter(couple of lounnies),what I want to say is that the church is satanic,(that goes for any church,muslim,orthodox,protest­ant,chatolic)now they excuse for slavery,crusades,witch hunts and some other atrocities.They will be excusing 100years from now,but for what?Let's just hope it won't be the same.But the same crimes are being commited...

[Kutsenbernz]

How many people did atheists like Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Hitler, Lenin, Mao and Guevera kill?

Not an argument against atheism, eh? So....

[mislav76]

have I said maybe that I was a member of the fan club of the people you mentioned?

Have I even said that I was an atheist?

As for guevarra he did kill some 200 people probably colaborators of battista regime that killed and opressed who knows how many,that's the same as accusing some governments of killing the killers(death penalty),as for the other gentlemen you mentioned,yes they 've commited same crimes like the various churhes have commited,vatican leading the scoreboard

[whannes]

that argument is not gonna work. they did not kill in the Name of atheism

[JackMDT8888]

I'm with you.......most were paranoid ego maniacs that just had religion as an enemy....not a reason d'etre.....

Religions have killed more than anything else apart from the mosquito!

Apart from Buddhism and Hinduism.......(I'll ignore Sri Lanka for this argument)....

Fuck religion....its a power/money/control game sold on the stupid and insecure.

[whannes]

no no no... thats not my point at all. i was arguing against the argument of atheism in political leaders as the reason for killing.

by the way, remember, the maniacs and their ego's kill people, NOT the religion. we must be very clear and sober seeing the difference. trust me, people could kill in the name of Buddhism or Gandhi if they were crazy enough... its the dysfunction in humanity, not their religions

[chosenbyfate]

yeh...religion may be used an excuse to gain power as it has in many examples.

Religion isn't to blame in my opinion,its the people themselves that are flawed who try to force their opinions on others who are the problem. I personally find my religion can sometimes be very comforting

[masmarmm]

religion is the best bussines in the world! catholics, just un exemple, have been selling smoke for more than 2000 years, and thy still succed on it!

About killing, just think about herejy, tomas morrow...inquisition, and millions more exemples...religion kills, COHEN is life!!! don't insult his songs speaking about opuim, please, the songs are in anthorer level!!!

[thebrainyouneed]

we "sell" values, something that you dont know what it is. It is rubbish like you, pagans, freemasons, pro-abortionists, pro-divorcists, unfaithful, all these "tolerant" rubbish which are making of society the scum we have today.

[samirhossain]

They were not motivated by atheism, but there is no point of arguing with you because this argument is meaningless....because u wont understand what i say and vice versa

[RenzoFaber]

the partisan. grande cohen.

[papyboomer85]

yes

wonderful version

wonderful...

[NunzioMaestro76]

i've no word for this version!

WONDERFUL!!!

[zahraone]

I saw him in Germany few weeks ago, and when he sung this song, the Germans where so sincere when they acclaimed this song I thought this is a great nation. They're so capable to cope with this sad part of our history, that we frenchs didn't quite forgot.

Let us behave like them, for God'sake.

[NowIamheretoo]

I was also there (if you mean Oberhausen ?).

Certainly concidering that Leoanrd is Jewish, this had a very special atmosphere.

[catquack]

It never gets any better than Leonard Cohen!

[DesignaHolixxx]

Thank you. this comment made my day.

[Eagleray99]

He played this in London tonight - outstanding. I hope someone posts a vid of it!

[Gfive78]

To french resistance, to every resistance.

Men and women are still dying for liberty

[Amysupport]

1988: A GREAT YEAR!!!

[lakedolfin]

He sings this WWII song with such intensity which seems only Europians can feel, who hear WWII stories since childhood from their parents, grandparents, school books, movies, etc. "When they poured across the border" is a horrifying feeling, that Canadians never experienced, lucky them. No wonder Europians like LC more than Americans.

[MrBunberry]

To Lakedolphin: Yes, Canadians have experienced the enemy "pouring across the border". Have you forgotten the War of 1812, when the United States invaded Canada?

[lakedolfin]

I never knew that Canada was invaded. We don't study Canadian history in Europian schools, for some reason.

[sportsjw]

The original clip came from Austin City Limits. While KLRN has packaged a number of the Austin City Limits shows I have never seen Leonard Cohen's one hour performance of which this is part) made available for purchase.

Regards, JCW

[RRFBINH]

Thank you! would love to see this on a DVD, the entire concert would be wonderful!

[sidensvans54]

Excellent.

[sardonicblues25]

simply riveting...

[kraxx11]

this song touch me lot of, my two grand fathers are kill during the war, one on the front and one tortured by the gestapo in Ales in 1943, they are never see the liberation, rip

[RRFBINH]

This is by far the best version of LC singing this song... where does this clip come from? I know it was the 1988 tour, but from what source has this video been posted?

[taraobil]

Hi. The source is a concert in San Sebastian, Spain. You can easily find it in p2p nets.

[RRFBINH]

Thank you!!

[svrstani]

probably most beautiful song ever. so powerful especially today in this world full of fascism.

[hetudas]

You would probably also enjoy the lyrics and music of Bob Dylan's "Masters of War"

[debartzen]

Hermosísima melodia.

[acuapisc]

Brillante interpretación de Cohen, bonita canción, ojala nunca mas tengamos que cantar a la barbarie, gracias por los subtitulos, asi todos nos enteramos de lo que canta y lo que paso y, pidiendo utopias, ojala se caben las injusticias actuales.

[salvarmira]

Freedom soon will come.

[sportsjw]

instrumental artist: John Berbian

instrument: Oudh, used mostly for middle eastern music

Regards, JCW

[madeye111]

I don't like this song, i like the "normal" version more.

[helmuthoorn]

This haunting song tells the story of many European men who were born between 1880 and 1920.

[Vinx663]

que buena cancion...

[Z0O2E3]

Can anyone tell me what key this is in as it is not in the original of B flat.

[adrianoverkill55]

Basically Dm (D Minor) F Fmaj7 Dm

When they poured across the border F Fmaj7 Dm

I was cautioned to surrender C

This I could not do Bb F - Fmaj7 Dm

I took my gun and vanished

not strictly a Fmaj 7 but trying to convey the descending note line of F - E - D being the notes descending from F to Dm thru the Fmaj7 tonality - hope this helps

btw I never heard him do it in Bb - only C

[sidensvans54]

Fantastic.

[eirrac54]

Love this version... what is the instrument that features... it lends an 'authenticity' to the song...

[reddupo]

The Mandolin

[epm1960]

Thank you;)

[JacquesBrel11]

I believe it's the oud.

[reddupo]

Yes, you're right.

[joethfc]

it sounds more like a bazuki

[reddupo]

Well if you check the credits for this San Sebastian concert, the man (I don't remember his name) is credited for mandolin, oud, and another instrument, but not the bazuki.

[zokis19]

leonard cohen is the mejor cantante de wrld

Es igual of agly than mi padre

[epm1960]

adore that laud,,,, gives the song such taste,,,

[FeliceJ]

nice !!!

[sportsjw]

Lets not forget the awesome solo on the oudh by John Berbian--while this is my favorite of the available Cohen videos I wonder why no one has posted a video of the Master Song. Regards JCW

[nuefraizza]

bravo il mio Leonard.......grazie.mio Sire

[impasse13]

after Bruges, it will be Brussels turn. great country, Belgium. the frontiers are my prison.