16 Horsepower was an alternative/traditional musical group based in Denver, colorado. They combined numerous influences, including Appalacian & European folkmusic, gospel, and bluegrass. Their sound has been described as "gothabilly", although later recordings incorporated southern rockelements as well. The band consisted of David Eugene Edwards, , and . After releasing 4 studio albums and touring extensively, the band broke up in 2005, citing "political and spiritual" differences.
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16 Horsepower
(leonard cohen)
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,
Ive 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
Im 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 well come from the shadows.
Les allemands etaient chez moi,
Ils me dirent, rsigne toi,
Mais je nai pas peur;
Jai repris mon me.
[the germans were at my home
They said, sign yourself,
But I am not afraid
I have retaken my soul.]
Jai change cent fois de nom,
Jai perdu femme et enfants
Mais jai tant damis;
Jai la france entie`re.
[Ive 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 cache,
Les allemands lont 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 well come from the shadows.