European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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There were factory technicians, gas technicians, water technicians.
There were factory technicians, gas technicians, water technicians.
Vi erano i tecnici delle Reggiane, i tecnici del gas, i tecnici dell’acqua, cioè... -
They were a very bright, mature and well-prepared group of working class people.
They were a very bright, mature and well-prepared group of working class people.
c’è un tipo di classe operaia molto consapevole, molto matura, molto preparata, -
We moved there in 1938; I had just turned 17. We had a restaurant with a bar.
We moved there in 1938; I had just turned 17. We had a restaurant with a bar.
e gli anziani siccome io sono sempre stata molto curiosa, io siccome avevamo un ristorante, allora si chiamava trattoria, e avevamo il bar, il gioco da bocce, ecc. -
Although I was quite young, I was very curious. I had always been like that.
Although I was quite young, I was very curious. I had always been like that.
io pur ragazzina, perché avevo… siam venuti nel ’38 a Reggio, avevo appena 17 anni, ero estremamente curiosa -
The older men liked me. They started to explain to me what I had known only in general terms.
The older men liked me. They started to explain to me what I had known only in general terms.
e gli uomini anziani mi avevano preso a ben volere, e hanno cominciato a spiegarmi quello che io sapevo… relativamente, -
What fascism really was, the real reasons behind its existence,
What fascism really was, the real reasons behind its existence,
cioè cos’era praticamente il fascismo, che per me era solo violenza, era solo ignoranza, -
for it was only violence and ignorance to me at that time.
for it was only violence and ignorance to me at that time.
caratteristiche peculiari del fascismo, ma esisteva anche una ragione dell’esistenza del fascismo; -
These men were generally Communists and Socialists.
These men were generally Communists and Socialists.
e hanno cominciato a spiegarmi questo. Loro erano la maggior parte socialisti e comunisti, ecco… -
I began to understand and to see things from a different point of view that attracted me more.
I began to understand and to see things from a different point of view that attracted me more.
io ho cominciato a capire, ad avere una dimensione diversa della realtà e muovermi di più in questa dimensione. -
I had made friends with the young men who came to our bar.
I had made friends with the young men who came to our bar.
Allora qui siccome io sono, ero sempre nel bar, i giovani che venivano eravamo diventati amici; -
When they left for war I became their communication point.
When they left for war I became their communication point.
quando sono partiti per la guerra io ero diventata il loro punto di riferimento: -
They were writing from Africa,
They were writing from Africa,
ti scrivevano dall’Africa, -
from France, from Russia, asking for news about each other.
from France, from Russia, asking for news about each other.
ti scrivevano dalla Francia, ti scrivevano dalla Russia e ti chiedevano notizie dell’uno e dell’altro… -
I started to have a broader view of the war, compared to those who only had letters from their relatives.
I started to have a broader view of the war, compared to those who only had letters from their relatives.
cioè io ho cominciato praticamente ad avere una dimensione della guerra diversa di chi poteva avere solo la corrispondenza con i famigliari, no? Con i ragazzi della famiglia. -
Introduction, family
Introduction, family
Introduzione, famiglia -
I was born in Roncolo di Quattro Castella on the 21st of May 1921.
I was born in Roncolo di Quattro Castella on the 21st of May 1921.
Io sono nata a Roncolo di Quattro Castella il 21 maggio del 1921. -
We were a family of farmers, but our roots were different.
We were a family of farmers, but our roots were different.
La mia famiglia allora era una famiglia contadina, ma l'origine della mia famiglia non è contadina. -
My grandfather had been studying to become a music teacher until the age of 20 and had founded the band of Vezzano.
My grandfather had been studying to become a music teacher until the age of 20 and had founded the band of Vezzano.
Mio nonno aveva fino a vent'anni studiato come maestro di musica e aveva fondato la banda musicale di Vezzano. -
My grandmother was the daughter of the town-clerk of Vezzano,
My grandmother was the daughter of the town-clerk of Vezzano,
Mia nonna era la figlia del segretario comunale di Vezzano, -
a post that he held as he took part in the struggle for Italian unification, along with his brother, Baroni Radighieri.
a post that he held as he took part in the struggle for Italian unification, along with his brother, Baroni Radighieri.
che aveva avuto quel posto in quanto aveva operato, lui e il fratello, Baroni Radighieri, per l’unità d’Italia.