Here is my translation of a few more proverbs from the wonderful book Proverbi Vastesi by Luigi Anelli. Although they are far from poetic, there is something of the eloquence of poetry in their ability to paint such compelling pictures in so few words.
On the tragedy of poverty:
'Lu dàbbete magne la notte.'
(Debt eats the night.)
On forgetting where you put things:
'La cas’ annascânne, n’arròbbe.'
(The home hides, it doesn’t steal.)
On why crime doesn't pay:
'La farèine di lu dujávele si li porte lu vende.'
(The wind takes the Devil’s flour.)
Alberico Collina
On the tragedy of poverty:
'Lu dàbbete magne la notte.'
(Debt eats the night.)
On forgetting where you put things:
'La cas’ annascânne, n’arròbbe.'
(The home hides, it doesn’t steal.)
On why crime doesn't pay:
'La farèine di lu dujávele si li porte lu vende.'
(The wind takes the Devil’s flour.)
Alberico Collina
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