European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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No, I’m not, I’m Yugoslavian.
No, I’m not, I’m Yugoslavian.
No, non lo sono, sono jugoslavo. -
They knew nothing of any Yugoslavians.
They knew nothing of any Yugoslavians.
Non sapevano di alcun jugoslavo. -
They tied me up with some wire and shoved me to some headquarters.
They tied me up with some wire and shoved me to some headquarters.
Mi hanno legato con un cavo e mi hanno portato in qualche Quartier generale. -
There was a huge table in a very large room, and the officers were sitting over there.
There was a huge table in a very large room, and the officers were sitting over there.
C'era un enorme tavolo, in una stanza molto grande e gli ufficiali erano seduti lì. -
I don’t know what kind of officers they were. They asked me all sorts of things.
I don’t know what kind of officers they were. They asked me all sorts of things.
Non so che tipo di ufficiali fossero. Mi hanno chiesto di tutto. -
Perhaps I’d been thinking about it in the hen coop, I was asked for my surname.
Perhaps I’d been thinking about it in the hen coop, I was asked for my surname.
Forse ci stavo pensando nel pollaio, mi è stato chiesto il mio cognome. -
I said Ivan Ivanovic Srcnikov.
I said Ivan Ivanovic Srcnikov.
Dissi Ivan Ivanovic Srcnikov. -
That was almost my death, although I didn’t know it.
That was almost my death, although I didn’t know it.
Quella poteva essere la mia morte, anche se non lo sapevo. -
And then one of the officers, he says to me in Russian what’s your surname?!
And then one of the officers, he says to me in Russian what’s your surname?!
E poi uno degli ufficiali, mi dice in russo qual'è il mio cognome?! -
I responded Ivan Ivanovic Srcnikov. He said I’m not Yugoslavian, but rather a Vlach.
I responded Ivan Ivanovic Srcnikov. He said I’m not Yugoslavian, but rather a Vlach.
Risposi Ivan Ivanovic Srcnikov. Disse che non sono jugoslavo, ma valacco piuttosto. -
The Vlachs were Russian soldiers who had gone over to the enemy side, or who had been taken prisoner.
The Vlachs were Russian soldiers who had gone over to the enemy side, or who had been taken prisoner.
I valacchi erano soldati russi passati al nemico o che erano stati fatti prigionieri. -
They had gone over and joined the German army.
They had gone over and joined the German army.
Erano passati e si erano arruolati nell'esercito tedesco. -
Then that officer said sitchas mi vidjot, meaning we’ll see now, if you really are Yugoslavian.
Then that officer said sitchas mi vidjot, meaning we’ll see now, if you really are Yugoslavian.
Poi quell'ufficiale ha detto sitchas mi vidjot, significa vedremo, se sei veramente jugoslavo. -
I wondered how he could figure that out over a thousand kilometers away.
I wondered how he could figure that out over a thousand kilometers away.
Mi chiedevo come facesse a capirlo a più di mille chilometri di distanza. -
They shoved me off again, untied me and locked me back in the hen coop. I was there perhaps a day or perhaps only hours.
They shoved me off again, untied me and locked me back in the hen coop. I was there perhaps a day or perhaps only hours.
Mi hanno spinto via di nuovo, mi hanno slegato e rinchiuso nel pollaio. Ci sono stato forse un giorno o forse poche ore. -
Hours were an eternity.
Hours were an eternity.
Le ore erano un'eternità. -
The same two soldiers came again and tied me up and covered my eyes.
The same two soldiers came again and tied me up and covered my eyes.
Gli stessi due soldati tornarono mi legarono e mi coprirono gli occhi. -
I thought: goodbye Slovenia, Yugoslavia, I’m going to be shot.
I thought: goodbye Slovenia, Yugoslavia, I’m going to be shot.
Pensai: addio Slovenia, Jugoslavia, mi spareranno. -
I knew that the Russians shot the German soldiers somewhere down there by the plum trees.
I knew that the Russians shot the German soldiers somewhere down there by the plum trees.
Sapevo che i russi sparavano ai soldati tedeschi giù da qualche parte vicino ai pruni. -
I was sure I was going to be shot.
I was sure I was going to be shot.
Ero sicuro di andare a morire.