European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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It was a complete desert, we didn't even meet any local person on the street.
It was a complete desert, we didn't even meet any local person on the street.
siamo arrivati dentro a Ciano e un deserto continuo, neanche la popolazione -
"What's going on?"
"What's going on?"
abbiamo visto. -
Since in Ciano there was nothing we decided to go further on to the crossroads to San Polo.
Since in Ciano there was nothing we decided to go further on to the crossroads to San Polo.
Visto che a Ciano non c’è niente, via andiamo, oramai era vicino a mezzogiorno Falco ci fa “Arriviamo fino all’incrocio di San Polo”, -
We were walking slowly,
We were walking slowly,
“Bon andiamo all’incrocio di San Polo”. -
keeping 10 meters distance between each of us because it was dangerous.
keeping 10 meters distance between each of us because it was dangerous.
Pian piano, alla distanza da uno all’altro di dieci metri perché poteva esserci sempre il pericolo continuo, -
So we reached the church.
So we reached the church.
e siamo arrivati fino alla chiesa. -
We were there, chatting, all the machine guns ready
We were there, chatting, all the machine guns ready
Siamo lì, c’è chi chiacchiera del più e del meno, le due mitraglie, un mitragliatore e una mitraglia piazzate lì: -
and all of a sudden an armoured car turned up.
and all of a sudden an armoured car turned up.
tutto in un momento si vede nella curva di Quattro Castella un’autoblinda: -
We thought it was the Germans
We thought it was the Germans
“Dai dai dai che sono i tedeschi! Dai dai dai che sono i tedeschi!” -
and got ready to shoot but
and got ready to shoot but
allora via ci prepariamo tutti quanti… -
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.
Era un autoblindo con un nero sopra! Aveva un sigarone lungo così, là che lo fumava! -
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.
Siamo arrivati lì, hanno visto che noi siamo partigiani allora si sono fermati, sono venuti giù, ci siamo abbracciati… -
That guy was from Brazil
That guy was from Brazil
Era poi un brasiliano quello lì, -
and as he came to us he threw the cigar away.
and as he came to us he threw the cigar away.
ha buttato il sigaro verso la riva del prato e io come ho visto zum! -
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.
Vado a prenderlo, l’ho spento poi me lo sono messo lì -
To that time we were smoking leaves from nut- and cherry-trees.
To that time we were smoking leaves from nut- and cherry-trees.
perché noi fumavamo solo delle foglie di noce o foglie di ciliegio, -
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.
e lui mi fa “No, no! Toh!” me ne ha dato uno e ha voluto che buttassi via quello là perché lo aveva adoperato lui. -
They gave us some chocolate
They gave us some chocolate
Dopo ci hanno dato un pezzo di cioccolata, -
and asked us how we were doing, they spoke Italian.
and asked us how we were doing, they spoke Italian.
allora “Come va? Come va?” e parlavano anche l’italiano. -
We stayed there all night and the next morning the order came
We stayed there all night and the next morning the order came
Tutta notte siamo stati lì e la mattina all’alba viene l’ordine: