Provençal proverbs

Girls

4 proverbs

The Provençal proverbs on the theme « Girls » gather 4 traditional sayings, presented in Maritime Provençal with their English translation. They come from La Tour-Keyrié's collection (1882).

Quand uno fiho es maridado, tout lou mounde la vau.Once a girl is married, every man wants her. Qu fiho gardo e pouer meno,
Pau dire qu'es pas senso peno.
He who keeps a young girl and herds a pig may well say his lot is no painless one.
Fiho que pren, se vènde o se rende.A girl who accepts gifts either sells herself or surrenders herself. Fiho que escouto
Es lèu dessouto.
A girl who listens is soon beneath.