European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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It was warm in the stable and we were used to the smell.
It was warm in the stable and we were used to the smell.
nella stalla faceva caldo e non sentivamo puzza, perché ci eravamo ormai abituati. -
The main thing was that it was warm and safe there.
The main thing was that it was warm and safe there.
L'importante era che fosse caldo e sicuro, -
But most of the time we stayed in bunkers.
But most of the time we stayed in bunkers.
ma quasi sempre stavamo nei bunker. -
There was fighting, as well.
There was fighting, as well.
Siamo capitati anche dove c'erano combattimenti. -
Once, we were hiding in the forest when there was fighting.
Once, we were hiding in the forest when there was fighting.
Una volta ci siamo nascosti nel bosco, per via di un combattimento in corso. -
A partisan pushed me down behind a tree and
A partisan pushed me down behind a tree and
Là un partigiano mi ha spinto dietro un albero -
held me down so I could not get up.
held me down so I could not get up.
e mantenuta a terra, perché non mi potessi alzare. -
They were shooting, we saw flashes the whole night.
They were shooting, we saw flashes the whole night.
Là hanno sparato così tanto che abbiamo solo visto lampeggiare tutta la notte. -
I do not know how we got out of that. But we did get out of it.
I do not know how we got out of that. But we did get out of it.
Come ne siamo usciti vivi, non lo so. Grazie a Dio ci siamo riusciti. -
Until April, there was fighting in Slovenia,
Until April, there was fighting in Slovenia,
Fino ad Aprile, là in Slovenia, -
in Solcava it was called, Logarska Dolina.
in Solcava it was called, Logarska Dolina.
si chiamava Solčava il posto, Logarska Dolina, -
It was so dangerous they decided the aunt should go back to Carinthia.
It was so dangerous they decided the aunt should go back to Carinthia.
c'erano di quelle battaglie, era così pericoloso che si decise che la zia tornasse indietro in Carinzia. -
Hidden in an earth cellar
Hidden in an earth cellar
Nascosti in una cantina sottoterra -
We were quite desperate.
We were quite desperate.
Eravamo davvero disperati. -
Then we remembered we still had another aunt nearby.
Then we remembered we still had another aunt nearby.
Poi ci è venuto in mente che avevamo ancora una zia nelle vicinanze. -
We would go there; it was aunty Amalija.
We would go there; it was aunty Amalija.
Andiamo da questa zia, era zia Amalija. Così siamo andati da lei. -
She had three children of her own, and her husband was still at home.
She had three children of her own, and her husband was still at home.
Aveva lei stessa tre bambini, e l'uomo, suo marito, era ancora a casa. Beh, era in pericolo in verità. -
We stayed there. But the aunt had such a small flat.
We stayed there. But the aunt had such a small flat.
E siamo rimasti là. Ma la zia aveva un appartamento così piccolo. -
So she went to our house, where she looked after the small animals
So she went to our house, where she looked after the small animals
Per questo è stata lei a venire a casa nostra, badando ai piccoli degli animali -
and us children because we had enough to eat at home.
and us children because we had enough to eat at home.
e a noi, perché c'era ancora abbastanza da mangiare, a casa, per sopravvivere.