Showing posts with label Proverb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Proverb. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Figliole e fritelle, più se ne fanno, più vengono belle

'Figliole e fritelle, più se ne fanno, più vengono belle.'

'Little girls and pancakes, the more you cook the better they look.'

- Italian proverb

Sunday, August 19, 2012

I mesi (Months)

This is a traditional Italian nursery rhyme about i mesi, the months of the year.

Gennaio con febbraio fa il paio
febbraietto freddo e maledetto,
marzo è pazzo,
aprile dolce dormire,
maggio è paggio,
giugno la falce in pugno,
luglio canta il cuculo,
agosto moglie mia non ti conosco,
settembre la notte al dì contende,
ottobre chi vuole si copre,
novembre all’inverno si arrende,
dicembre, davanti ti ghiaccia
e dietro t’offende.

January and February are a couple,
Little February, cursed and cold,
March is crazy,
April’s sweetly sleeping,
May is the valet,
June, the scythe in hand,
July, the cuckoo sings,
August, my wife, I don’t know you,
September, the night fights the day,
October, whoever wants covers himself up,
November surrenders to winter,
December, freezes you in the front
and batters you on the back.


gennaio: January
febbraio: February
marzo: March
aprile: April
maggio: May
giugno: June
luglio: July
agosto: August
settembre: September
novembre: November
dicembre: December

Saturday, August 18, 2012

No llenes tu vida de años, llena tus años de vida

No llenes tu vida de años, llena tus años de vida.
Do not fill your life with years, fill your years with life.

My friend just posted this Spanish proverb on his Facebook page and I thought I'd share it here too. Beautiful.

Saturday, May 19, 2012

A chi trascura il poco manchera pane e fuoco

A chi trascura il poco manchera pane e fuoco: He who disregards the little will miss the bread and fire. (Stop and smell the roses; notice and be grateful for the small things in life).

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Onesta con gentilezza, supera ogni bellezza

Onesta con gentilezza, supera ogni bellezza: Honesty and kindness, are superior to every kind of beauty.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Il mondo è bello perché è vario

Il mondo è bello perché è vario: The world is beautiful because it has variety.

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Chi si volta, e chi si gira, sempre a casa va finire

Chi si volta, e chi si gira, sempre a casa va finire: No matter where you go or turn, you will always end up at home.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

L'amore si trova nel tuo cuore

L'amore si trova nel tuo cuore non per resarci, ma per essere condiviso: Love is in your heart, not to stay, but to be shared.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Quella destinata per te, nessuno la prenderà

Quella destinata per te, nessuno la prenderà: No one will take the one who is destined for you.

I hope this is true. I feel like my heart is breaking.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

L'erba voglio non cresce neanche nel giardino del re

L'erba voglio non cresce neanche nel giardino del re: The grass of 'I want' does not grow even in the garden of the king.

My friend told me this Italian proverb the other day. I'm not really sure how to translate it properly, but he said that this is what Italian parents tell their children when they use 'I want' too much; not even kings get everything they want. It sounds so much prettier in Italian.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Nella vita - chi non risica - non rosica

Nella vita - chi non risica - non rosica: In life - he who risks nothing - gains nothing.

Friday, January 20, 2012

La cucina piccola fa la casa grande

La cucina piccola fa la casa grande: A little kitchen makes a large home.

One of the best things about Italy is the importance that is placed on cuisine; it's almost like life there revolves around both food and family. And traditional Italian cuisine is simple; rich without being too indulgent or extreme, it's so much fun to make. I just stocked up our kitchen with tomatoes, lemons, wine, and ginger; can't wait to cook delicious things this week.