They said, "We'll be out by Christmas," and Christmas would come and Christmas would go, and then it would be Christmas again, and when they didn't get out, they became disappointed, demoralized and many of them died in their cells.
Dicevano: "Saremo fuori per Natale", ma Natale arrivava e se ne andava, e poi arrivava Natale di nuovo, e quando non li rilasciarono, rimasero delusi, si demoralizzarono e molti di loro morirono in cella.