European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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I had been looking forward to the day when the war would be over.
I had been looking forward to the day when the war would be over.
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But unfortunately, I was wounded.
But unfortunately, I was wounded.
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My brother was with the partisans, as well.
My brother was with the partisans, as well.
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He came with a horse and took me home.
He came with a horse and took me home.
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He came into the shack.
He came into the shack.
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The horse came first and then the man. “Who is coming into the forest now?”
The horse came first and then the man. “Who is coming into the forest now?”
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Then he said: “Lipej, come on. The war is over!”
Then he said: “Lipej, come on. The war is over!”
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We did not believe him that it was really true; that the war was over.
We did not believe him that it was really true; that the war was over.
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That was unbelievable – persecution,
That was unbelievable – persecution,
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respectively the hunt for the resistance fighters would be over one day.
respectively the hunt for the resistance fighters would be over one day.
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In those days we sang, ate, were happy, and kissed –
In those days we sang, ate, were happy, and kissed –
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nobody can imagine the way it was in those days.
nobody can imagine the way it was in those days.
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We were all so happy.
We were all so happy.
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That’s why for us the end of the war is still the most important day to be celebrated.
That’s why for us the end of the war is still the most important day to be celebrated.
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Back then it was the end of the Nazi fascism
Back then it was the end of the Nazi fascism
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and we cannot forget all the ones who were in the forest,
and we cannot forget all the ones who were in the forest,
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in a concentration camp or locked up by Nazi fascists.
in a concentration camp or locked up by Nazi fascists.
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For all those it is unforgettable.
For all those it is unforgettable.
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We cannot understand that the people care so little about this day, 8th May – the end of the war.
We cannot understand that the people care so little about this day, 8th May – the end of the war.
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We were happy, but it just looks as if it was the other way round.
We were happy, but it just looks as if it was the other way round.