Village of Castelfondo, Val di Non, Trentino
Proverbs from Trentino:
Dialect: A pagàr e a morìr se fa simper en temp.
Translation: To pay and to die, one does in time.
Dialect: Colazion bonora, disnàr a la so ora, a zena ‘n pochetòt, se te vòi viver tantòt.
Translation: Early breakfast, a punctual lunch, and light supper for a long life.
Proverbs courtesy of Filo Magazine: A Journal for Tyrolean Americans.
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