San Nicolo Church, Castelfondo, late 1800’s
Proverbs from Trentino:
Dialect: Tutti li cimi scorla.
Translation: All genius are somewhat disturbed.
Dialect: Chi zappa, zacca e chi mette giù, tol su.
Translation: The one that hoes, eats; the one that sow, reaps.
Proverbs courtesy of Filo Magazine: A Journal for Tyrolean Americans.
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Cosma Damiano Genetti in doorway of Genetti home in Castelfondo.
Proverbs from Trentino:
Dialect: Mort, fech e amor, l’é trei robes che no se sarà mai bogn de scone.
Translation: Death, fire and love can not be hidden.
Dialect: Ò prèst ὀ tardi sé paga tut.
Translation: One does not know if the remedy is worse than the cure.
Proverbs courtesy of Filo Magazine: A Journal for Tyrolean Americans.
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Central piazza fountain – Castelfondo
Proverbs from Trentino:
Dialect: Se t eves ben, te perdones dut, se to odies no te perdones nia.
Translation: If you love, you forgive; if you hate, you forgive nothing.
Dialect: Vardavene da n om che fila, da na femena che scigola e da la bocia de n cian.
Translation: Beware of a man who spins, a woman who whistles and the mouth of a dog.
Proverbs courtesy of Filo Magazine: A Journal for Tyrolean Americans.
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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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