European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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I wasn’t thinking about this at 7 in the morning,
I wasn’t thinking about this at 7 in the morning,
Ma io questo, non lo pensavo al mattino alle 7, -
about my life being different at noon,
about my life being different at noon,
che a mezzogiorno la mia vita cambiava, -
but my life did change, I felt more responsible… I felt like this even before,
but my life did change, I felt more responsible… I felt like this even before,
allora la mia vita è cambiata, sono diventata più responsabile... mi sentivo responsabile anche prima, -
I had been responsible in all the things I had done.
I had been responsible in all the things I had done.
perché già nelle mie cose che avevo fatto mi sentivo responsabile anche prima. -
But after this it was different, responsibilities were different, and everything changed.
But after this it was different, responsibilities were different, and everything changed.
Però dopo ho avuto una esperienza diversa, le responsabilità diverse e... è cambiato un po’ tutto insomma. -
I was still Lidia, but let’s say I had a very positive experience
I was still Lidia, but let’s say I had a very positive experience
Ero sempre Lidia, ma diciamo che ho avuto una bella esperienza -
and I also felt proud for doing this.
and I also felt proud for doing this.
e mi sono sentita forse anche un po’ orgogliosa di averlo fatto. -
A bus was coming down from San Polo and we stopped it, telling them there was a strike, that they had to go back.
A bus was coming down from San Polo and we stopped it, telling them there was a strike, that they had to go back.
E’ arrivata una corriera che veniva giù da San Polo, da quelle parti là, e l’abbiamo fermata perché gli abbiam detto che c’era lo sciopero, che dovevano tornare indietro, -
Some soldiers were on the bus, we got them off and disarmed them:
Some soldiers were on the bus, we got them off and disarmed them:
e sopra c’erano dei militi. Allora li abbiamo fatti scendere, li abbiamo disarmati, -
they gave us their weapons without resisting and didn’t get back on the bus.
they gave us their weapons without resisting and didn’t get back on the bus.
loro ci han dato le armi senza opporsi e poi non sono tornati sulla corriera, -
They began to walk, maybe they were heading home.
They began to walk, maybe they were heading home.
si sono infilati a piedi, forse a andare verso casa a piedi. -
This didn’t cause any trouble.
This didn’t cause any trouble.
Da questo non era successo niente, -
Then a fascist who had been evacuated to Montecavolo came out of a house
Then a fascist who had been evacuated to Montecavolo came out of a house
dopo è venuto fuori da una casa, lì lungo una via – noi eravamo nella strada principale, lì dalla piazza, -
(we were in the main road, by the square, with the strike, our posters, etc.)
(we were in the main road, by the square, with the strike, our posters, etc.)
con lo sciopero, con i nostri manifesti, ecc. – è venuto fuori un fascista, che era sfollato a Montecavolo, -
He started shooting with a machine-gun, into the air at first.
He started shooting with a machine-gun, into the air at first.
con il mitra ha cominciato a sparare, diciamo, subito secondo me per aria, -
I think he also had a gun.
I think he also had a gun.
aveva il mitra e in più, secondo me, aveva anche una rivoltella, penso. -
Many of us ran after him. We finally caught him and disarmed him.
Many of us ran after him. We finally caught him and disarmed him.
E allora c’eravamo in tanti, e molti gli sono andati di dietro, poi siamo riusciti a disarmarlo e a fermarlo. -
We didn’t really hurt him, let’s say that nobody did anything that would have got him killed.
We didn’t really hurt him, let’s say that nobody did anything that would have got him killed.
Qualcuno gli ha anche dato anche un qualche scapolotto, forse, però non è che gli abbiamo fatto del male da... diciamo non è che qualcuno abbia fatto delle cose per dire “lo ammazziamo” o... -
Somebody might have kicked him, but everything was ok.
Somebody might have kicked him, but everything was ok.
cioè, l’abbiamo solo disarmato e qualcuno gli può aver dato anche un calcio, comunque tutto è andato bene così; -
The strike was over, we kept the weapons and sent them to the mountains and broke up the strike.
The strike was over, we kept the weapons and sent them to the mountains and broke up the strike.
e poi lo sciopero è finito, noi abbiam tenuto le armi – che quelle poi le abbiam mandate in montagna – e poi abbiamo sciolto lo sciopero.