European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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As I saw it I ran to the cigar, put it out and put it in my pocket.
As I saw it I ran to the cigar, put it out and put it in my pocket.
Vado a prenderlo, l’ho spento poi me lo sono messo lì -
To that time we were smoking leaves from nut- and cherry-trees.
To that time we were smoking leaves from nut- and cherry-trees.
perché noi fumavamo solo delle foglie di noce o foglie di ciliegio, -
But the guy saw what I was doing and gave me a new one to smoke.
But the guy saw what I was doing and gave me a new one to smoke.
e lui mi fa “No, no! Toh!” me ne ha dato uno e ha voluto che buttassi via quello là perché lo aveva adoperato lui. -
They gave us some chocolate
They gave us some chocolate
Dopo ci hanno dato un pezzo di cioccolata, -
and asked us how we were doing, they spoke Italian.
and asked us how we were doing, they spoke Italian.
allora “Come va? Come va?” e parlavano anche l’italiano. -
We stayed there all night and the next morning the order came
We stayed there all night and the next morning the order came
Tutta notte siamo stati lì e la mattina all’alba viene l’ordine: -
to the detachement "Anti-Fascist" to go to Bibbiano
to the detachement "Anti-Fascist" to go to Bibbiano
il distaccamento “Antifascista” di andare a Bibbiano -
and occupy the village of Bibbiano.
and occupy the village of Bibbiano.
perché dobbiamo occupare il paese di Bibbiano, -
We would have preferred to go to Quattro Castella
We would have preferred to go to Quattro Castella
e noi invece ci tenevamo ad andare verso Quattro Castella -
because that was in the direction of Reggio Emilia.
because that was in the direction of Reggio Emilia.
perché da Quattro Castella dopo c’era Roncolo e poi andavamo verso Reggio. -
But we went to Bibbiano.
But we went to Bibbiano.
E difatti a Bibbiano ci siamo stati: -
We arrived in the morning, walking slowly, and there was no one.
We arrived in the morning, walking slowly, and there was no one.
alla mattina arriviamo là, pian pianino, non c’è anima viva; -
So we set up another temporary post,
So we set up another temporary post,
allora cominciamo a fare un’altra postazione provvisoria. -
and all of a sudden from behind the trees the Germans started to come out,
and all of a sudden from behind the trees the Germans started to come out,
Da dietro gli alberi cominciano a saltare fuori i tedeschi tutti così con le mani in alto… -
with their hands up. It was close to the school, i remember well.
with their hands up. It was close to the school, i remember well.
Allora via lì vicino alle scuole, mi ricordo sempre che dopo ho lavorato dieci anni lì alla Coop Box da camionista… -
There was a German behind every tree.
There was a German behind every tree.
Saltavano fuori nascosti dagli alberi, -
They were probably hiding there since the evening before,
They were probably hiding there since the evening before,
si vede che tutti quelli che sono passati alla sera hanno cercato la fuga -
when all of the others had escaped.
when all of the others had escaped.
e si sono nascosti dietro agli alberi -
Behind every tree was a German.
Behind every tree was a German.
e difatti dietro ogni albero c’era un tedesco: -
So we gathered them, hands up and put them into the schools.
So we gathered them, hands up and put them into the schools.
allora noi con le armi “Via via, avanti! Venite qua, venite qua!”. Pian piano venivano con le mani in alto e li mettevano dentro alle scuole, che c’è proprio la scuola di fronte alla strada che va a Bibbiano.