European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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In Reggio I stayed at some poor peoples' house.
In Reggio I stayed at some poor peoples' house.
Arrivato a Reggio stavo in una casa di poveri diavoli, -
The villa in front of the house where the landlord was living was full of Germans.
The villa in front of the house where the landlord was living was full of Germans.
di fronte c’era una villa con il padrone era piena di tedeschi; -
I stayed there, hiding, with little to eat, nothing to smoke, it was hard.
I stayed there, hiding, with little to eat, nothing to smoke, it was hard.
sono stato lì un po’ nascosto, poco mangiare, niente fumare, c’era proprio da tribolare. -
Connected through a friend of mine, I went to help a peasant harvesting grapes,
Connected through a friend of mine, I went to help a peasant harvesting grapes,
Sono andato a vendemmiare da un contadino tramite una mia amica: sono stato -
stayed there two-three days. Then they sent me back home,
stayed there two-three days. Then they sent me back home,
a vendemmiare due o tre giorni poi suo nonno mi ha mandato a casa, -
they paid me for those couple of days and then his grandfather didn't want me around anymore because I'd escaped.
they paid me for those couple of days and then his grandfather didn't want me around anymore because I'd escaped.
mi ha pagato quei due giorni lì e non mi ha più voluto neanche lui perché ero scappato. -
It was terrible.
It was terrible.
Delle tribolazioni tremende. -
I spent some more time hiding in Reggio without money,
I spent some more time hiding in Reggio without money,
Dopo un po’, passo un po’ di tempo nascosto sempre a Reggio, senza soldi, -
without anything, under the curfew, it was a terrible life.
without anything, under the curfew, it was a terrible life.
senza niente, coprifuoco insomma una vita tremenda: -
I heard about the partisans and I simply went up to the mountains and joined them, that's all.
I heard about the partisans and I simply went up to the mountains and joined them, that's all.
poi ho imparato che c’erano i partigiani e ho preso il giro e sono venuto su, tutto lì. -
I went to my family living in the Gardenia quarter in Reggio Emilia.
I went to my family living in the Gardenia quarter in Reggio Emilia.
Sono andato dalla mia famiglia che era lì al Tondo dove adesso c’è il Foro Boario, un po’ più avanti, in Gardenia. -
It was a reaction, yes, i had two brothers in the army.
It was a reaction, yes, i had two brothers in the army.
E’ stata una reazione sì però eravamo tre fratelli militari: -
One was in Germany and we didn't know anything about him,
One was in Germany and we didn't know anything about him,
uno era in Germania e non si sapeva niente, -
the other one took a different way but we didn't know anything about him, either.
the other one took a different way but we didn't know anything about him, either.
l’altro era andato da un’altra parte e non si sapeva niente, -
It was just very, very sad.
It was just very, very sad.
insomma c’era tristezza e basta. -
They were happy that I'd come back but they kept thinking about the other two that were missing, too.
They were happy that I'd come back but they kept thinking about the other two that were missing, too.
Erano contenti che ero arrivato io ma avevano il pensiero anche degli altri due che non c’erano. -
Army and war
Army and war
Servizio militare e guerra -
I started military service on March 9th, 1940.
I started military service on March 9th, 1940.
Sono andato a militare il 9 marzo del 1940: -
I went to Trieste and then right off to the Yugoslavian border.
I went to Trieste and then right off to the Yugoslavian border.
sono andato a Trieste poi siamo andati subito ai confini della Jugoslavia -
I stayed there until September 8th, 1943,
I stayed there until September 8th, 1943,
e lì sono stato fino all’8 settembre del ‘43, sempre in questa zona della Jugoslavia a fare la guerra,