Provençal proverb

L'aigo fai veni pouli.

Miscellaneous

Maritime Provençal

L'aigo fai veni pouli.

Meaning

Water makes things grow fair.

Note : In use at Eyguières (Bouches-du-Rhône), and whose origin is found in the coat of arms of that town.

Theme

Miscellaneous

Source : La Tour-Keyrié, Recueil de proverbes provençaux (1882), Gallica — public domain. Maritime Mistralian normalisation by Lingua Nostra.

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