European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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He had 12 or 14 sharecroppers working for him, so he was really rich,
He had 12 or 14 sharecroppers working for him, so he was really rich,
der 12 oder 14 Halbpächter für sich arbeiten ließ, also sehr wohlhabend war, -
and they could not pay him any longer
and they could not pay him any longer
aber die Pächter konnten für das, was sie -
with the stuff they used to bring to the mill.
with the stuff they used to bring to the mill.
zur Mühle brachten und dann abholten, nicht mehr zahlen. -
“Keep calm, you'll see that one day god will ...”
“Keep calm, you'll see that one day god will ...”
"Hab Geduld, du wirst schon sehen, eines Tages so Gott..." -
So they kept taking credits, but the day came when my father lost a lot of money.
So they kept taking credits, but the day came when my father lost a lot of money.
Jedenfalls kam der Tag, an dem mein Vater viel, viel Geld verloren hatte. -
That was when we split up. Me and my brother Portos were both students,
That was when we split up. Me and my brother Portos were both students,
Danach teilten wir uns auf. Ich und mein Bruder, "Portos", waren Schüler, -
so we went to Montecchio,
so we went to Montecchio,
darum gingen wir nach Montecchio, -
at Montecchio we owned a nice little house.
at Montecchio we owned a nice little house.
in Montecchio hatten wir ein schönes Häuschen. -
It had already started ...
It had already started ...
Es hatte alles schon begonnen... -
I was friends with the family of Jones Bertolini
I was friends with the family of Jones Bertolini
Ich war oft bei der Familie von Iones Bertolini, -
who was a really passionate partisan, he got the silver medal,
who was a really passionate partisan, he got the silver medal,
er ist Partisan gewesen, Verdienstmedaille in Silber, -
that was when I became a communist. His mother was an anti-fascist,
that was when I became a communist. His mother was an anti-fascist,
sehr leidenschaftlich, dort bin ich Kommunist geworden, denn die Mutter war Antifaschistin, -
the father had to emigrate to France,
the father had to emigrate to France,
der Vater hatte nach Frankreich emigrieren müssen, -
they were really poor. I'd seen him only once
they were really poor. I'd seen him only once
sie waren sehr arm. Ich habe ihn nur einmal gesehen, -
when he came back to Montecchio to meet his parents.
when he came back to Montecchio to meet his parents.
als er nach Montecchio kam, um seine Familie zu besuchen. -
I remember I saw him killing a chicken with a sling
I remember I saw him killing a chicken with a sling
Da sah ich ihn mit einer Steinschleuder ein Huhn fangen -
and then taking it home to eat it.
and then taking it home to eat it.
und dann zum Essen mit nach Hause nehmen. -
A really terrible poverty. That was when I ...
A really terrible poverty. That was when I ...
Wirklich schreckliche Armut. Da habe ich jedenfalls begonnen... -
I didn't fancy that lady, she was good and kind
I didn't fancy that lady, she was good and kind
Ich mochte die Frau nicht besonders, sie war gut und freundlich, -
but she swore so much against that stubborn (Mussolini) who sent people to die ...
but she swore so much against that stubborn (Mussolini) who sent people to die ...
aber sie fluchte so viel über den Quadratschädel (Mussolini), der die Leute in den Tod schickte...