European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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They could not understand
They could not understand
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why I had so much political interest and why I am for the Slovenes.
why I had so much political interest and why I am for the Slovenes.
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Well, the disappointment was big when the English came
Well, the disappointment was big when the English came
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and treated us like enemies again.
and treated us like enemies again.
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We weren’t even allowed to go to church without ID.
We weren’t even allowed to go to church without ID.
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Even the English were quite discriminating.
Even the English were quite discriminating.
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When the English came to the farmer’s the first time,
When the English came to the farmer’s the first time,
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armed and strict, I (being a child) thought:
armed and strict, I (being a child) thought:
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‘Why does the war keep on, although it is over?’
‘Why does the war keep on, although it is over?’
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We did not understand that there were still armed men coming to the house.
We did not understand that there were still armed men coming to the house.
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Although we knew the English to be our confederates and helpers,
Although we knew the English to be our confederates and helpers,
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it was a big disappointment later.
it was a big disappointment later.
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I still can’t understand why the English
I still can’t understand why the English
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let themselves be so influenced by the Nazis
let themselves be so influenced by the Nazis
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and we – the partisans and the Slovenes - were the enemies again.
and we – the partisans and the Slovenes - were the enemies again.
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„I had no tears, for nobody.“
„I had no tears, for nobody.“
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Towards the end of the war the message came
Towards the end of the war the message came
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that mother was dead.
that mother was dead.
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I don’t know how they got to know about it.
I don’t know how they got to know about it.
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I was so cold; I did not cry when they told me. Mother would not come back.
I was so cold; I did not cry when they told me. Mother would not come back.