"Escapada de marços i marcells, he salvat vaques i vedells", diu la pastora. Aleshores el març li demana uns dies a l'abril per matar-los-hi
Language or variety: 
Catalan
Literal translation: 

"Escapada de marzos y marcillos, he salvado vacas y terneros/becerros", dice la pastora. Entonces [el] marzo le pide unos días a[l] abril para matárselos

Comments: 

Localizado por Estruch (2003: 118) en Sant Mateu de Bages. La misma autora, en otra obra (Estruch, 2010: 155), recoge en la Pobla de Lillet esta misma fórmula en boca de una pastora, y con la misma glosa. Cf. Març, marcell, | no m'has mort cap vaca ni vedell, | truja ni porcell, | cabra ni cabrit; | malhaja ara que ets finit.

Categorization
Chronology: 
March
<month>
April
<month>
the days borrowed from one month to the previous one
<days of the month>
Meteorology: 
bad weather
<bad weather>
General Subject Area: 
"spoken" proverbs involving a shepherd
<"spoken" proverbs betwwen the humman being and the months>
shepherds
<grazing animals, cattle, cattle rearing / livestock raising>
cows
<grazing animals, cattle, cattle rearing / livestock raising>
to kill
<personification and the like>
calves
<grazing animals, cattle, cattle rearing / livestock raising>
Geolocation

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Geographic locations:
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  • La Pobla de Lillet
    Territory:

    La Pobla de Lillet, El Berguedà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

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    Sant Mateu de Bages
    Territory:

    Sant Mateu de Bages, El Bages, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Sources
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Author Title Edition In source
ESTRUCH i SUBIRANA, Maria Els noms populars de núvols, boires i vents del Bages Editorial:
Centre d'Estudis del Bages
Place of edition:
Manresa
Publication date:
2003
 Page:
118
ESTRUCH i SUBIRANA, Maria Els noms populars de núvols, boires i vents al Berguedà Editorial:
Edicions de l'Albí
Place of edition:
Berga
Publication date:
2010
 Page:
155
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