European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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We thought it was the Germans
We thought it was the Germans
"Los, los, die Deutschen! Kommt schon, kommt schon, es sind Deutsche!" -
and got ready to shoot but
and got ready to shoot but
Alle machten sich bereit... -
it was a car driven by a black man, smoking a long cigar.
it was a car driven by a black man, smoking a long cigar.
Es war ein Panzerfahrzeug mit einem Schwarzen darauf! Er rauchte eine lange, dicke Zigarre! -
They recognized us as partisans so they came to us and we hugged.
They recognized us as partisans so they came to us and we hugged.
Wir sind hin, sie sahen, dass wir Partisanen waren und hielten an, stiegen herunter, wir umarmten uns... -
That guy was from Brazil
That guy was from Brazil
Der oben war Brasilianer, -
and as he came to us he threw the cigar away.
and as he came to us he threw the cigar away.
er warf seine Zigarre an den Feldrand und als ich das sah, zack! -
As I saw it I ran to the cigar, put it out and put it in my pocket.
As I saw it I ran to the cigar, put it out and put it in my pocket.
Ich lief hin, machte sie aus und steckte sie ein, -
To that time we were smoking leaves from nut- and cherry-trees.
To that time we were smoking leaves from nut- and cherry-trees.
denn wir rauchten ja nur Walnuss- oder Kirschbaumblätter -
But the guy saw what I was doing and gave me a new one to smoke.
But the guy saw what I was doing and gave me a new one to smoke.
und da sagte er: "Nein, nein! Hier!", gab mir eine Zigarre und wollte, dass ich den Stummel wegwarf, weil er schon alles geraucht hatte. -
They gave us some chocolate
They gave us some chocolate
Später gaben sie uns ein Stück Schokolade, -
and asked us how we were doing, they spoke Italian.
and asked us how we were doing, they spoke Italian.
fragten: "Wie gehts, wie stehts?" und sprachen sogar italienisch. -
We stayed there all night and the next morning the order came
We stayed there all night and the next morning the order came
Wir blieben die ganze Nacht dort und bei Sonnenaufgang kam der Befehl: -
to the detachement "Anti-Fascist" to go to Bibbiano
to the detachement "Anti-Fascist" to go to Bibbiano
die Abteilung "Antifascista" geht nach Bibbiano, -
and occupy the village of Bibbiano.
and occupy the village of Bibbiano.
weil der Ort besetzt werden muss. -
We would have preferred to go to Quattro Castella
We would have preferred to go to Quattro Castella
Wir hätten jedoch in Richtung Quattro Castella gehen wollen, -
because that was in the direction of Reggio Emilia.
because that was in the direction of Reggio Emilia.
denn nach Quattro Castella kam Roncolo und danach wären wir in Reggio gewesen. -
But we went to Bibbiano.
But we went to Bibbiano.
Stattdessen liefen wir nach Bibbiano: -
We arrived in the morning, walking slowly, and there was no one.
We arrived in the morning, walking slowly, and there was no one.
kamen morgens dort an, ganz umsichtig, keine Menschenseele zu sehen; -
So we set up another temporary post,
So we set up another temporary post,
also begannen wir wieder einen provisorischen Posten zu errichten. -
and all of a sudden from behind the trees the Germans started to come out,
and all of a sudden from behind the trees the Germans started to come out,
Da sprangen plötzlich Deutsche hinter den Bäumen hervor, alle so, mit erhobenen Händen...