European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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We kept looking out to see what was going on
We kept looking out to see what was going on
Abbiamo continuato a guardare fuori dalla finestra e osservato quello che stava succedendo -
until we saw that they were marching our family and relatives off.
until we saw that they were marching our family and relatives off.
fino a quando non abbiamo visto che stavano portando via la nostra famiglia. -
We were frightened then.
We were frightened then.
Allora sì che ci siamo presi paura. -
Only then did we realize that there was danger.
Only then did we realize that there was danger.
Solo allora ci siamo resi conto che eravamo in pericolo. -
They came to the neighbour’s house
They came to the neighbour’s house
Allora raggiunsero la casa dei vicini -
after that and there was an argument in the yard.
after that and there was an argument in the yard.
e ci fu una discussione nel cortile -
We were frightened that they would take the neighbour, as well, and deport her.
We were frightened that they would take the neighbour, as well, and deport her.
e abbiamo avuto paura che potessero portare via anche la vicina e deportarla. -
After an hour it went quiet.
After an hour it went quiet.
Passò molto tempo, sicuramente un'ora fino a che tornò la pace. -
Then the neighbour came and said we could come out now.
Then the neighbour came and said we could come out now.
Allora arrivò la vicina con il piccolo e disse: "Adesso potete venir fuori." -
It was such a relief that she came to us.
It was such a relief that she came to us.
Fu un tale sollievo, che fosse venuta da noi. -
I don’t know what would have happened, if we – little children – would have stayed on our own.
I don’t know what would have happened, if we – little children – would have stayed on our own.
Non so cosa sarebbe successo, se noi, bambini piccoli, fossimo rimasti là da soli. -
The oldest one was six,
The oldest one was six,
Il più grande aveva sei anni, -
then three years, four years and I was five years old.
then three years, four years and I was five years old.
gli altri tre e quattro e io avevo cinque anni. -
A cousin of mine had stayed at home.
A cousin of mine had stayed at home.
Una mia cugina era rimasta a casa. -
She was suffering with a contagious infection, scabies.
She was suffering with a contagious infection, scabies.
Aveva una malattia contagiosa, la scabbia. -
The Gestapo saw that and did not take her. They were frightened of being infected.
The Gestapo saw that and did not take her. They were frightened of being infected.
E la Gestapo se n'era accorta e non l'aveva presa, avevano paura di venire contagiati. -
She came to the neighbour’s.
She came to the neighbour’s.
Anche lei è rimasta là ed è andata dalla vicina. -
The neighbour said that we could not stay with her, because she had five children of her own
The neighbour said that we could not stay with her, because she had five children of her own
La vicina ci disse che non potevamo rimanere da lei, perché aveva già cinque bambini suoi -
and she was alone with them, as well.
and she was alone with them, as well.
ed era rimasta lei stessa sola, con loro cinque. -
They had taken the oldest daughter, the farmer girl and the farmer away.
They had taken the oldest daughter, the farmer girl and the farmer away.
Perché avevano preso la figlia maggiore, la domestica e il contadino.