Provençal expression

Lou bouon Diéu l'a passa que de nue

Character

Literal translation

The good Lord only passed through by night

Meaning

it's a forsaken, poverty-stricken place

Explanation

Describes a forsaken, destitute place, so overlooked that even the good Lord only ever passed through it at night, without stopping or paying it any mind.

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