The Provençal proverbs on the theme « The Weather » gather 6 traditional sayings, presented in Maritime Provençal with their English translation. They come from La Tour-Keyrié's collection (1882).
Se toutei lei gau cantoun en meme tèms fara jamai jou.If all the cocks crow at the same time, it will never be daybreak. Lei jou de nèblo se cauco.On foggy days the grain is trodden. Lei plueio de san MiquèuSoun jamai restado au cèu.The rains of Saint Michael's Day (29 September) have never yet stayed in the sky. Au jou de l'an
Lei jou creissoun dau repas d'un can.On New Year's Day the days lengthen by a cock's meal. Rouge de sero
Bèu tèms espero,
Rouge de matin
Plueio per camin.Red at evening means fair weather ahead; red in the morning means rain on the way. Rouge de sero, blanc dau matin,
Es lou journau dau pelerin.Red at evening, white in the morning — that is the pilgrim's almanac.