European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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We asked her: "Lady, we're looking for partisans, the rebels ..."
We asked her: "Lady, we're looking for partisans, the rebels ..."
Wir sagten: "Signora, wir suchen die Partisanen, die Rebellen...". -
Up there they didn't even know who the partisans were and we didn't have a proper term for them, either.
Up there they didn't even know who the partisans were and we didn't have a proper term for them, either.
Denn die Leute dort wußten gar nicht, wer die Partisanen waren, aber auch wir kannten nicht den richtigen Begriff. -
So she said: "Look, there is a house up there, there is a man with some people,
So she said: "Look, there is a house up there, there is a man with some people,
Also sagt sie: "Schaut, da oben in dem Haus, da ist ein Mann mit ein paar Leuten, -
I don't know what they're doing, I don't know if they're workers or somebody else.
I don't know what they're doing, I don't know if they're workers or somebody else.
aber ich weiss nicht, was sie machen, ob es Arbeiter sind oder nicht... -
If you want to go up and have a look ..."
If you want to go up and have a look ..."
Wenn ihr da morgen mal vorbeischauen wollt, könnt ihr das ja machen". -
So we went to see and in fact it was a group of rebels led by that man.
So we went to see and in fact it was a group of rebels led by that man.
Also sind wir da hochgegangen und das war tatsächlich eine Rebellengruppe, die von diesem Mann versorgt wurde -
We said we wanted to join them and they welcomed us.
We said we wanted to join them and they welcomed us.
und wir haben ihm gesagt, dass wir mitmachen wollen... Und er: "In Ordnung, dann bleibt hier". -
"If you want to come out on patrol with us, otherwise you can wait here".
"If you want to come out on patrol with us, otherwise you can wait here".
Sie sagten zu uns: "Wenn ihr wollt, kommt ihr mit auf Patrouille, andernfalls könnt ihr hier warten..." -
We said: "No, we want to come". So we did, one group here, one group there.
We said: "No, we want to come". So we did, one group here, one group there.
Wir sagten: "Nein, wir kommen mit" und dann sind wir auf Patrouille, eine Gruppe da, eine Gruppe dort. -
When we came back we went to this barn,
When we came back we went to this barn,
Als wir zurückkamen, war in einem Stall, der kein Stall war, -
which was transformed into a hideout,
which was transformed into a hideout,
sondern als Kaserne diente, -
and there were butter and cheese and a lot of great stuff.
and there were butter and cheese and a lot of great stuff.
ein schöner Tisch mit Butter, Käse, viele leckere Sachen. -
One woman was making tagliatelle for the whole team.
One woman was making tagliatelle for the whole team.
Eine Frau war dabei Tagliatelle für die ganze Gruppe zu machen... -
Wonderful! We were not even used to eat this dish at our own homes!
Wonderful! We were not even used to eat this dish at our own homes!
Wundervoll! Es war schon eine Weile her, dass wir das gegessen hatten und nicht mal zu Hause gab es das. -
After lunch, when we came back, the head of our team told us:
After lunch, when we came back, the head of our team told us:
Wir aßen und als wir Nachmittags wieder von der Patrouille zurückkamen, sagte der Gruppenführer: -
"Go to the houses where the ladies are and invite them here so we can dance and have a chat".
"Go to the houses where the ladies are and invite them here so we can dance and have a chat".
"Jetzt geht zu den Häusern, wo junge Frauen sind und ladet sie hierher ein, um zu plaudern, zu tanzen..." -
And so we did, and some girls came and we chatted and danced.
And so we did, and some girls came and we chatted and danced.
Also zogen wir los, hierhin und dahin und es kamen einige Frauen und wir plauderten und tanzten ein wenig, -
We had radios so we had a fine time.
We had radios so we had a fine time.
denn es gab auch ein Radio und wir hatten eine gute Zeit. -
For 4-5 days everything went fine:
For 4-5 days everything went fine:
Vier oder fünf Tage lang ging alles gut: -
we went out on patrol and came back around noon.
we went out on patrol and came back around noon.
Wir gingen auf Patrouille und kamen gegen Mittag zurück