Se béses lou fun d'Ouol [/] Pren lo fóurco et bay ol souol
Language or variety: 
Occitan
Literal translation: 

Si ves el humo de Òlt [/] Coge la horca y ve a la era

Comments: 

Refrán del Roergue. En grafía normativa: Se veses lo fum d'Òlt [/] Pren la forca e vai al sòl. Cf. Quond beyrás los nèplos sus Ouol [/] Pren lo flogèl et bay al souol. Y véanse nuestros comentarios a propósito de este otro refrán: Quand veiras la nèblo mounta pèl Trueire, [/] Pren ta sello, vai te sièire; [/] Quand la veiras mounta pèr Olt, [/] Pren ta lato, vai al sol.

Categorization
Meteorology: 
good weather
<good weather>
fog, mist
<fog>
forecast
<forecast>
General Subject Area: 
farmwork
<farmwork>
Olt (Òlt; French, Lot) [river in Occitania]
<place names [in italics]>
smoke
<elements of everyday life>
Geolocation

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Toponimic references:
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  • Òlt [Lot]
    Territory:

    France.

    Hydronym. River in Occitania. Tributary of the Garonne river.

Geographic locations:
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  • Roergue [Rouerge]
    Territory:

    Roergue [Rouerge], Avairon [Aveyron], Lengadòc [Languedoc], Miègjorn-Pirenèus [Midi-Pyrénées], France.

    The Roergue coincides approximately with the occitan department called Avairon (in french, Aveyron).

Sources
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Author Title Edition In source
VAYSSIER, Aimé Dictionnaire Patois-Français du Département de l'Aveyron Editorial:
Imprimerie Carrère
Place of edition:
Rodés (Rodez)
Publication date:
1879
 Page:
448
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