European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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According to them we were all betrayers.
According to them we were all betrayers.
Secondo loro eravamo tutti traditori. -
But we did not betray Austria.
But we did not betray Austria.
Ma non abbiamo tradito l'Austria. -
Them betrayed Austria in the year of 1938 who voted for Hitler.
Them betrayed Austria in the year of 1938 who voted for Hitler.
Loro hanno tradito l'Austria nell'anno 1938 quando votarono per Hitler. -
Liberation and its significance today
Liberation and its significance today
La Liberazione e il suo significato oggi -
I had been looking forward to the day when the war would be over.
I had been looking forward to the day when the war would be over.
Non vedevo l'ora che arrivasse il giorno in cui la guerra sarebbe finita. -
But unfortunately, I was wounded.
But unfortunately, I was wounded.
Ma sfortunatamente ero stato ferito. -
My brother was with the partisans, as well.
My brother was with the partisans, as well.
Anche mio fratello era nei Partigiani. -
He came with a horse and took me home.
He came with a horse and took me home.
Lui venne con un cavallo e mi portò a casa. -
He came into the shack.
He came into the shack.
È entrato nella baracca. -
The horse came first and then the man. “Who is coming into the forest now?”
The horse came first and then the man. “Who is coming into the forest now?”
Il cavallo è venuto prima e poi l'uomo. 'Chi sta entrando nella foresta adesso?' -
Then he said: “Lipej, come on. The war is over!”
Then he said: “Lipej, come on. The war is over!”
Poi ha detto: 'Lipej andiamo. La guerra è finita!' -
We did not believe him that it was really true; that the war was over.
We did not believe him that it was really true; that the war was over.
Non gli credevamo, che fosse vero; che la guerra era finita. -
That was unbelievable – persecution,
That was unbelievable – persecution,
È stato incredibile - la persecuzione -
respectively the hunt for the resistance fighters would be over one day.
respectively the hunt for the resistance fighters would be over one day.
e la caccia alla Resistenza sarebbero durate ancora un altro giorno. -
In those days we sang, ate, were happy, and kissed –
In those days we sang, ate, were happy, and kissed –
In quei giorni cantavamo, mangiavamo, eravamo felici e ci baciavamo - -
nobody can imagine the way it was in those days.
nobody can imagine the way it was in those days.
nessuno può immaginarsi com'era a quei tempi. -
We were all so happy.
We were all so happy.
Eravamo tutti così felici. -
That’s why for us the end of the war is still the most important day to be celebrated.
That’s why for us the end of the war is still the most important day to be celebrated.
Ecco perché per noi la fine della guerra è il giorno più importante da celebrare. -
Back then it was the end of the Nazi fascism
Back then it was the end of the Nazi fascism
Allora era la fine del nazifascismo -
and we cannot forget all the ones who were in the forest,
and we cannot forget all the ones who were in the forest,
e non possiamo dimenticare tutti quelli che erano nella foresta,