Provençal expression

Dins l'iver, quau l'attrovo, se n'en sèr, dins l'estièu. Quau l'attrovo es sièu, dins l'autounau, quau l'attrovo lou douno. Au printèms, quau l'attrovo, lou tèn.

Wisdom

Literal translation

in winter, whoever finds it uses it; in summer, whoever finds it, it is his; in autumn, whoever finds it gives it away; in spring, whoever finds it keeps it

Meaning

depending on the season it's found, it gets used, kept, or given away

Explanation

A popular rhyme saying what one does with a found object depending on the season: in winter, whoever finds it uses it, in summer, whoever finds it owns it, in autumn, whoever finds it gives it away, in spring, whoever finds it keeps it.

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