European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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These are difficult territories;
These are difficult territories;
sono territori difficili da fare, -
the people there were strong enemies to us just like we were strong
the people there were strong enemies to us just like we were strong
la gente era avversaria con noi come noi eravamo avversari -
enemies to the fascists when I was a partisan later fighting them and the Germans.
enemies to the fascists when I was a partisan later fighting them and the Germans.
forti dei fascisti quando ero poi partigiano, dei fascisti e dei tedeschi. -
That's all, it was a long time and we were freezing and starving.
That's all, it was a long time and we were freezing and starving.
Tutto qui insomma, un periodo lunghissimo da fare, dei freddi cani, della fame perché in montagna -
We did have food, but when you're 20 or 22, you're always hungry.
We did have food, but when you're 20 or 22, you're always hungry.
si mangiava ma a vent’anni, ventidue anni, la fame ti richiede sempre qualcosa da mangiare: -
There was no fruit, the land was a desert just like here,
There was no fruit, the land was a desert just like here,
là non c’era né frutta, non c’era niente, in campagna era un deserto come quassù, -
there was nothing to eat,
there was nothing to eat,
non un frutto, non c’era niente da mangiare, -
just the meals they gave us when something arrived, and only a few things.
just the meals they gave us when something arrived, and only a few things.
solo il rancio quando arrivava e poche cose. -
A sad thing I remember took place when we were in Slovenia,
A sad thing I remember took place when we were in Slovenia,
Un fatto un po’ triste che mi ricordo è che eravamo in Slovenia, -
just outside the capital, in a place called “the Sawmill”, in the woods.
just outside the capital, in a place called “the Sawmill”, in the woods.
poco prima della capitale, eravamo in un bosco che la posizione si chiamava “la Segheria”: -
The partisans attacked us and we reacted.
The partisans attacked us and we reacted.
lì i partigiani hanno fatto un attacco contro noi militari e dopo è stata una reazione -
The fascists and the snipers came
The fascists and the snipers came
che sono venuti i fascisti e dei bersaglieri, -
and emptied out the village, they killed more than 400 people, shot dead like dogs.
and emptied out the village, they killed more than 400 people, shot dead like dogs.
hanno vuotato il paese e hanno fatto più di 400 morti fucilati come cani. -
That's the truth, and we were around the hills checking if the others were coming.
That's the truth, and we were around the hills checking if the others were coming.
Questa è una cosa che è verità e noi eravamo intorno sulle colline a guardare che non venissero gli altri. -
After this desaster the fascists went away.
After this desaster the fascists went away.
Fatto questo disastro loro sono andati via, -
They had carried away women and children, they brought them to Fiume,
They had carried away women and children, they brought them to Fiume,
che prima avevano portato via le donne e i bambini, portati a Fiume, -
and then they committed this big massacre.
and then they committed this big massacre.
poi fatto questo grande massacro sono andati via -
It was up to us bury the bodies, and so we did.
It was up to us bury the bodies, and so we did.
ed è toccato a noi seppellirli. E li abbiamo seppelliti, -
We threw them all in a hole, covered them with sawdust from the nearby sawmill
We threw them all in a hole, covered them with sawdust from the nearby sawmill
li abbiamo buttati in una buca che era piena di segatura perché lì c’era una grossa segheria -
and then we burned down the village. That was a terribly sad thing we did.
and then we burned down the village. That was a terribly sad thing we did.
e poi abbiamo bruciato il paese: questo è stata una tristezza tremenda che abbiamo fatto.