European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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Partisan every day life; political commissars, why antifascism?
Partisan every day life; political commissars, why antifascism?
Vita partigiana; commissari politici -
The last memory I have of my brother was after the mop-up of 1944.
The last memory I have of my brother was after the mop-up of 1944.
Con mio fratello l’ultima volta, che rimane un ricordo, abbiamo... era lì dopo il rastrellamento del ’44. -
With this song that went “The moon, the stars talked about love”.
With this song that went “The moon, the stars talked about love”.
With this “La luna, le stelle parlavano d’amore”, questa canzone qui. -
It was hot then, they used to sing it on the radio.
It was hot then, they used to sing it on the radio.
“O che bel fiore, o che bel fiore...” e così via, che era di voga allora, la cantavano alla radio quei tempi lì insomma. -
“Oh what a pretty flower, oh what a pretty flower”.
“Oh what a pretty flower, oh what a pretty flower”.
“La luna, le stelle parlavano d’amore, o che bel fiore, o che bel fiore” proprio questa motivazione. -
That was the last time we were singing together, because he died
That was the last time we were singing together, because he died
E ti dirò che fu anche l'ultima volta che abbiam cantato, perché dopo morì, -
soon after in Ligonchio, near the house where I met my wife.
soon after in Ligonchio, near the house where I met my wife.
proprio lì a Ligonchio, lì vicino alla casa dove ho preso moglie, dove ho conosciuto mia moglie. -
What did we do?
What did we do?
Cosa si faceva? -
Cleaned the guns, some helped fixing the meals, another one went to get water.
Cleaned the guns, some helped fixing the meals, another one went to get water.
Davi una pulita alle armi, qualcuno aiutava a fare da mangiare, l’altro andava a prendere l’acqua. -
Then at night we also talked, about the few things we knew.
Then at night we also talked, about the few things we knew.
E poi alla sera si discuteva anche, come si poteva. -
We had political commissioners we listened to, but after the war I realized that they didn’t know much as well.
We had political commissioners we listened to, but after the war I realized that they didn’t know much as well.
Adesso quando c’erano i commissari politici... che poi allora si ascoltavano, ma riguardandoli poi dopo la guerra così, poveretti anche loro sapevano quello che sapevano. -
I have to say that their knowledge, their political culture was quite limited.
I have to say that their knowledge, their political culture was quite limited.
Commissario sì come nome, però come capacità, come cultura politica era un po’ limitata, bisogna riconoscerlo. -
I couldn’t live my life anywhere else, I would really have a hard time.
I couldn’t live my life anywhere else, I would really have a hard time.
Io la mia vita non riuscirei a farla da un’altra parte, sarebbe molto dura proprio. -
That’s how I felt during the war too.
That’s how I felt during the war too.
E l’ho vissuta così anche durante la guerra insomma. -
We even slept in beech-trees, I could say it was a beautiful experience.
We even slept in beech-trees, I could say it was a beautiful experience.
Abbiamo dormito anche nei faggi, con le foglie, per me è stato anche bello, un’esperienza. -
Looking at today’s consumerism, I also understood that men need only a few things to live.
Looking at today’s consumerism, I also understood that men need only a few things to live.
Ho anche capito per esempio guardando il consumismo di adesso con quante poche cose possa vivere un uomo, davvero, -
Today you have stores full of stuff, you don’t know where to put things at home;
Today you have stores full of stuff, you don’t know where to put things at home;
quando vedi le botteghe che scoppiano, le case che non san più dove mettere la roba. -
at the time if you had a bottle of water, some bread and cheese,
at the time if you had a bottle of water, some bread and cheese,
In fondo quando c'avevi una borraccia d’acqua, e un pane e un po’ di formaggio -
you were just as strong as today, maybe even more since you didn’t need to go see the doctor after you ate too much.
you were just as strong as today, maybe even more since you didn’t need to go see the doctor after you ate too much.
eri forte come adesso anche di più che hai bisogno di andare dal dottore perché hai mangiato troppo. -
I learned so much from the resistance, and from the war too.
I learned so much from the resistance, and from the war too.
Ecco io ho avuto una grande cultura dalla Resistenza e anche dalla guerra insomma.