Provençal expression

quand plòu lou proumié de mai, de coudoun n'i a gai

Nature

Literal translation

when it rains on the first of May, there are hardly any quinces

Meaning

rain on the first of May means few quinces

Explanation

If it rains on the first of May, there will be few quinces: a weather saying linking rain that day to the quince harvest.

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