European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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and went on up until Monte Penice, near Piacenza.
and went on up until Monte Penice, near Piacenza.
siamo andati fino nel piacentino sul Monte Penice. -
If you look where Monte Penice is ...
If you look where Monte Penice is ...
Se voialtri guardate nella cartina Monte Penice... -
And then we went back.
And then we went back.
E poi dopo siamo ritornati indietro. -
Nickname (battle name)
Nickname (battle name)
Nome di battaglia -
We chose nicknames in the Anti-Fascist detachment.
We chose nicknames in the Anti-Fascist detachment.
Il nome di battaglia l'abbiamo preso quando ci siamo aggregati lì al distaccamento “Antifascista” -
In the Cervi detachment, noone ever took our data, they didn't ask us anything,
In the Cervi detachment, noone ever took our data, they didn't ask us anything,
perché con il “Cervi” nessuno ci ha preso giù i dati, nessuno ci ha chiesto niente: -
whereas here they wanted to know name and nickname.
whereas here they wanted to know name and nickname.
lì hanno voluto i dati e i nomi di battaglia. -
There were three of us, we took also one from Puianello,
There were three of us, we took also one from Puianello,
Allora eravamo in tre, abbiamo aggregato a noi uno che abitava a Puianello, -
he was working in the pastafactory Cuccolini.
he was working in the pastafactory Cuccolini.
lavorava nel pastificio di Cuccolini; -
They told us to find a nickname and Pancio said:
They told us to find a nickname and Pancio said:
trovatevi un nome allora Pancio mi fa -
"I want to have the name of a fighter: Pancio!"
"I want to have the name of a fighter: Pancio!"
“Io mi voglio mettere un nome da guerrigliero: Pancio!” -
I told him: "Pancio was a fighter, from South America, what's his name ..."
I told him: "Pancio was a fighter, from South America, what's his name ..."
gli ho detto “Ma Pancio era era quel guerrigliero... Come si chiama? Beh insomma quel sudamericano... -
I wanted to have a more subtle name.
I wanted to have a more subtle name.
No no io vado più per il sottile” -
So the other one said: "I want to be called Viper".
So the other one said: "I want to be called Viper".
allora quell'altro mi fa “Lui Pancio e io mi metto nome Vipera! -
"Why viper?" "Because it's scary".
"Why viper?" "Because it's scary".
E io gli ho detto “perché Vipera te?” “perché mi fa paura...” -
So I chose Volpe (fox). A fox runs fast and if there's danger it runs and saves itself.
So I chose Volpe (fox). A fox runs fast and if there's danger it runs and saves itself.
“Te Vipera e io mi metto Volpe: vado forte, se c'è da correre vado forte e mi salvo”. -
That's the story of the nickname Volpe.
That's the story of the nickname Volpe.
E' così che è nata la storia di Volpe: -
Another reason was that I thought that there must have been only few people called Volpe.
Another reason was that I thought that there must have been only few people called Volpe.
poi anche perché ho detto non ce ne saranno tanti di Volpe -
In fact there was a Volpa in the Rosselli detachment
In fact there was a Volpa in the Rosselli detachment
e difatti ce n'era uno nel Rosselli che si chiamava Volpa -
but my name was Volpe, and that it stayed.
but my name was Volpe, and that it stayed.
e invece io no, Volpe, quello lì è stato e l'ho sempre tenuto.