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#226: Re: Cache of letters Author: CaroleLocation: Valtellina - Near Lake Como PostPosted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:10 am
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Thanks Livio....

....and Tom - post away! A few letters at a time. I'ts not as if they are really, really long or difficult. As you can see - they give a lot of pleasure to others with similar family letters/memories. I'm so pleased that your own efforts in translating them first is proving that 'you are getting there....' Well done and Bravo!

#227: Re: Cache of letters Author: liviomorenoLocation: Rome (Italy) PostPosted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:53 am
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Page 4

I always think about you and my dear brother Ignazio that I would like to see. Finally I have nothing else to say while I kiss you with my heart together with my brother [I'm not sure about this] and big hugs to the children, sister in law
your brother in law Tano is one that never forgets you, I would like to know how many children you have, how many females and how many males you have, I have only Stefano and five females
Sister in law, it is becoming late and I have to go to sleep at eight forgive my bad writing and the ??? that I am tired I greet you and I kiss you with my heart, I, your dear brother in law Tano Dragotto tah always thinks of you.
Goodbye goodbye all the best write good news
best kisses together friend brother

#228: Re: Cache of letters Author: tjbrnLocation: North Carolina PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:35 pm
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I really appreciate all of the work translating the letters I've posted. I just wanted to say that I am working through each letter myself. It is very heartening to have some of what I've worked out confirmed by the translations posted by those in the know. I have several more letters but I don't want to wear out my welcome.

Thanks to all,

Tom

#229: Re: Cache of letters Author: CaroleLocation: Valtellina - Near Lake Como PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:12 pm
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Ok - Thanks for that Luca - we seem to have been doing the same thing at the same time. But here are my offerings for pages 1 and 2 anyway....

And Tom - If someone else doesn't do page No 4 then I'll do it in the morning.

Page 1:
My dear brother,
Very late but I give you news of my very good health and that of my
wife and all my dear children, as I hope that this my der letter finds
you, your dear wife and your loved ones.
My dearest brother you must forgive me for not writing the reason was
that I mislaid your letter that my children are like many little devils,
the eldest daughter who is called Giuseppina the name of our mother.

Page 2
As soon as I finished reading your letter I saved it and I don't know
where I put it, I looked here and looked there and I found this letter
and so I am writing very late, that the family well. There just remains
my dearest brother to send you many many strong hand shakes and a thousand
kisses together with my wife together with your beloved wife many dear
kisses from my children and they kiss your hands as we salute our dear
cousins and send many kisses from us all. We kiss your dear children,
while I send beat wishes from your sister in law Carmela and many wishes
from her children, as....

to be continued on Page 3. (see Luca's translation)


Last edited by Carole on Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:23 am; edited 1 time in total

#230: Re: Cache of letters Author: LucaLocation: Terni - Italy PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:01 pm
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tjbrn wrote:


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Pure baciamo li Mani [edited] a sua madre, e ci domandiamo la ...(?), noi tutti salutiamo a tua sogera [suocera] e cognati tutti, mentre io e mia sposa salutiamo da vero cuore e mille forti abbracci e baci sono io tuo affettuosissimo fratello Tano [forse diminutivo di Gaetano]
Cognata carissima oggi stesso mia [mi ha] visto vostra sorella Carmela, e mia [mi ha] domandato: Tano ma ti scrisse tuo fratello? E così oggi stesso mia [mi ha] fatto rammentare di questa lettera spero che non appena ricevuta questa mia lettera mi scrivete subito, forse vi avete [siete] offeso che io non sono [ho] scritto più? ma per mentre io sono ...

Sorry for my poor translation:
We kiss the hand of her mother [his wife's mother, I suppose], and we ask for (?), we all greet your mother-in-law and all the brothers-in-law, while I and my wife greet you whit all our heart, one thousand hugs and kisses from your fond brother Tano.
Dear sister-in-law, today I met your sister and she asked me: Tano, did you have news from your brother? So I immediately remembered about this letter of yours; I hope you'll write back as soon as you'll receive this mine; maybe you took offense of my delay? But meanwhile I'm ...


Carole: the last is all for you (so the translation of the second one)
Ciao
Luca


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#231: Re: Cache of letters Author: LucaLocation: Terni - Italy PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:08 pm
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Wait Carole!

tjbrn wrote:

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W-B-W: Belmonte Mezzagno li 28 Luglio 1945.
Mio caro fratello, con lungo ritardo ti darò notizia dalla [della] mia ottima salute, come puro [pure] la mia sposa e i miei cari figli tutti, come pure spero che a ritorno da [di] questa mia cara lettera trovo bene a te e tua cara sposa e i tuoi amati figli. Mio carissimo fratello mi devi perdonare che non ti o [ho] scritto il motivo che aveva smarrito questa tua lettera che i miei figli sono come tanti diavoli, la figlia più grande che si chiama Giuseppina il nome dalla [della] mamma ...
Approximately:
My dear brother, too late I give you news about my very good healt, and so of my wife and dear childrens, and as well I hope to hear good news from you, your wife and childrens when you'll write back to me. My dearest brother, would you forgive me about my delay in writing you but I wasn't able to recover your letter, cause my childrens are little devils; the oldest of my daughters, Giuseppina, the same name that her(?) mum ...

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Non appena sono terminato di leggere la lettera la [l'ha] conservato lui e non so dove l'aveva messa, cerca gira cerca la sia [zia?] trovato questa lettera e così ti scrivo con lungo ritardo, che la famiglia e già da [di] sei [sei persone]. Amato fratello non mi resta altro da dirti, mi resta darti tanti forti strette di mano e mille cari baci uniti con [anche da parte della] mia sposa assieme con [anche alla] tua amata sposa. Tanti cari baci di [dai] miei figli e vi baciamo li elbani[?], come puro [pure] salutano ai suoi [loro] cugini e fanni [gli mandano] tanti baci; noi tutti baciamo ai vostri cari figli. Mentre ricevi tanti saluti da tua cognata Carmela e [mia] sposa, tanti saluti dai suoi figli, come



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#232: Re: Cache of letters Author: CaroleLocation: Valtellina - Near Lake Como PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 6:51 pm
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OK folks, our other translator helpers don't seem to be around at the moment (it is the weekend after all) so I'll take the top two of the last ones posted by Tom to start with. Just so if anyone else arrives in the meantime our work won't be duplicated....

So I will take: Page 1 and Page 2 - OK?

#233: Re: Cache of letters Author: Cathy PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 1:36 pm
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What a beautiful letter! How lucky you are to have them. So he was a soldier writing his brother - this really gives you a clear picture of the man who wrote them. Thanks for posting them.

#234: Re: Cache of letters Author: nucciaLocation: Toronto, Ontario, Canada PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:41 am
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I love all this old letters. Can't wait to hear the translation.

#235: Re: Cache of letters Author: tjbrnLocation: North Carolina PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:05 am
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Here is a more typical letter (at least in length) in the series.

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Tom

#236: Re: Cache of letters Author: tjbrnLocation: North Carolina PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:51 am
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Thank you so much liviomoreno! I wonder if the reference to Arralti is a self-reference as my grandfather's name is Ignazio. The reference to seeing my grandmother again supports my mother's claim that one or two of my grandfather's family came to America after he did but returned after a short time.

Tom

#237: Re: Cache of letters Author: liviomorenoLocation: Rome (Italy) PostPosted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:07 am
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Page 1

My dear and fond brother, first of all I want to give a big hug to you and to my dear sister in law Giuseppina; I have a big desire to meet you again, and if God wants we will meet soon. But now stop my dear brother: I want to know if the letter that I have here was written by you or by my sister in law; I can tell you that I will personally write all my letters and you will have to forgive me if there are (my god, my god) some mistakes. My new address will be 92° Reggimento di Fanteria - 3ª Compagnia - 17ª Divisione,
wherever i is goodbye goodbye my dear brother Arralti good evening.

Page 2

So, my fond brother, you have to forgive me that I wrote so bad with a pencil because where I am I don't have the comfort to have pen nor ink but this is nothing it is sufficient that we give the good news forgive me because I talked too much.

Page 2 on top (with page flipepd)

If you send money send it insured goodbye goodbye

#238: Re: Cache of letters Author: CaroleLocation: Valtellina - Near Lake Como PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:55 pm
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Anybody want to translate Luca's italian version of the letters for Tom? I'm sure that there are some of you who can do these letters the justice they deserve and learn a bit more Italian in the process. kiss

It's 2AM here at the moment and I'm just going to bed. But if no one does them tonight (USA/Canada evening) - then I'll have a go in the morning.

Don't worry though Tom - you will gat your translation....

#239: Re: Cache of letters Author: nucciaLocation: Toronto, Ontario, Canada PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:51 pm
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Tom, from what I understand, and more especially after reading Luca's version, he was writing from his new station at War to his brother. He is sending hugs to his brother and his dear sister in law. I know this isn't the best translation or the most accurate but its what I can make out.

#240: Re: Cache of letters Author: tjbrnLocation: North Carolina PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:51 pm
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Thanks, Luca. I'll give it a go. I don't know Italian but I'd like to understand as much as I can. From what I have skimmed on the other letters, they tell a very interesting story, hardship, etc. as one might expect for the times. I'll post another letter soon. I'm not certain I will be able to get them in chronological order, but I'll try.

Tom



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