European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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‘Why does she give us so little all the time?’ We did not understand that she had to economize.
‘Why does she give us so little all the time?’ We did not understand that she had to economize.
'Perché ce n'è così poco?' Non avevamo certo capito che dovevamo fare economia. -
After a while she gave us some more and explained that she had to ration.
After a while she gave us some more and explained that she had to ration.
Beh, dopo un po' ce ne diedero ancora un pochino, ma si trattava di fare le razioni. -
It was always dangerous to stay in one bunker for too long;
It was always dangerous to stay in one bunker for too long;
E poi il bunker era pericoloso, perché era sempre pericoloso rimanere in un bunker troppo a lungo; -
far away from the farmers, resulting in bad provisions.
far away from the farmers, resulting in bad provisions.
lontani dai contadini, quindi l'approvvigionamento era pessimo, -
So we went over a mountain into Yugoslavia.
So we went over a mountain into Yugoslavia.
per cui siamo andati su in montagna, verso la Jugoslavia. -
That time we walked the whole night.
That time we walked the whole night.
Quella volta abbiamo camminato tutta la notte, penso. -
So long that I fell asleep walking.
So long that I fell asleep walking.
Tanto da addormentarmi, mentre camminavo mi sono addormentata. -
When we were outside at night I always watched the stars.
When we were outside at night I always watched the stars.
Quando eravamo fuori, nella notte, guardavo sempre e solo le stelle. -
That was the only amusement we had.
That was the only amusement we had.
Almeno era un passatempo, l'unico che avessimo. -
Here and there we were in a stable, that was nice.
Here and there we were in a stable, that was nice.
Di tanto in tanto stavamo in una stalla. Era bello, -
It was warm in the stable and we were used to the smell.
It was warm in the stable and we were used to the smell.
nella stalla faceva caldo e non sentivamo puzza, perché ci eravamo ormai abituati. -
The main thing was that it was warm and safe there.
The main thing was that it was warm and safe there.
L'importante era che fosse caldo e sicuro, -
But most of the time we stayed in bunkers.
But most of the time we stayed in bunkers.
ma quasi sempre stavamo nei bunker. -
There was fighting, as well.
There was fighting, as well.
Siamo capitati anche dove c'erano combattimenti. -
Once, we were hiding in the forest when there was fighting.
Once, we were hiding in the forest when there was fighting.
Una volta ci siamo nascosti nel bosco, per via di un combattimento in corso. -
A partisan pushed me down behind a tree and
A partisan pushed me down behind a tree and
Là un partigiano mi ha spinto dietro un albero -
held me down so I could not get up.
held me down so I could not get up.
e mantenuta a terra, perché non mi potessi alzare. -
They were shooting, we saw flashes the whole night.
They were shooting, we saw flashes the whole night.
Là hanno sparato così tanto che abbiamo solo visto lampeggiare tutta la notte. -
I do not know how we got out of that. But we did get out of it.
I do not know how we got out of that. But we did get out of it.
Come ne siamo usciti vivi, non lo so. Grazie a Dio ci siamo riusciti. -
Until April, there was fighting in Slovenia,
Until April, there was fighting in Slovenia,
Fino ad Aprile, là in Slovenia,