Quanno scura 'a muntagna, piglia 'a zappa e va' guadagna; quanno scura 'a marina, piglia 'o pignato e va' 'ncucina
Language or variety: 
Literal translation: 

Cuando oscurece la montaña, coge el azadón y ve a trabajar; cuando oscurece la marina, coge la piñata [la olla] y ve[te] a la cocina

Gloss: 

Quando sulla montagna si formano nuvole, vai a lavorare tranquillo, quando invece è il mare a farsi scuro, pensa solo a mangiare.

Categorization
Geolocation

Click on the marks to view detailed information about each location

Geographic locations:
Displaying 1 - 1 of 1 (page 1 of 1)
  • Territory:

    Naples [Napoli], Campania, Italy.

    Naples is the name of the city and of the province to which it belongs.

Sources
Displaying 1 - 1 of 1 (page 1 of 1)
Author Title Edition In source
PALIOTTI, Vittorio Proverbi napoletani Editorial:
Giunti
Place of edition:
Firenze / Milano
Publication date:
2006 [2a ed.]
Page:
105
Proverb number:
577