Piangete un bel marzo, ma ridete se piange aprile

Language or variety: 
Italian
Literal translation: 

Llorad [por] un buen marzo, pero reíd si llora abril

Gloss: 

Weint über einen schönen März, doch lacht, wenn der April weint.

Comments: 

Localizado en Quinto y Ambri (ambos en el Ticino, Suiza). Nótese la metáfora del llorar de abril.

Categorization
Chronology: 
April
<month>
March
<month>
Meteorology: 
good weather
<good weather>
rain, to rain
<rain, to rain>
General Subject Area: 
to cry, weep
<personification and the like>
good omen
<omen>
bad omen
<omen>
Geolocation

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Geographic locations:
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  • Ambri
    Territory:

    Quinto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland.

  •
    Quinto
    Territory:

    Quinto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland.

Sources
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Author Title Edition In source
HAUSER, Albert Bauernregeln. Eine schweizerische Sammlung mit Erläuterungen von Albert Hauser Editorial:
Artemis Verlag
Place of edition:
Zürich / München
Publication date:
1975 (2.ª ed.)
 Page:
326
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