Se l Generús al mett sü l capèll par dü dí la vegn gió a sedèll
Language or variety: 
Lombard of Switzerland
Literal translation: 

Si el Generoso se pone el sombrero[,] por dos días [la lluvia] viene a cubos

Gloss: 

Se il Generoso mette il cappello per due giorni [la pioggia] viene giù a secchi

Comments: 

Localizado en Stabio. Cf. Se l Generús al mett sü l capèll mòla la ranza e ciapa l restèll.

Categorization
Chronology: 
two days, second day
<day>
Meteorology: 
rain, to rain
<rain, to rain>
mountains shrouded in cloud
<mountains with a cover>
forecast
<forecast>
General Subject Area: 
capa 'cloak', cognates and derivatives
<elements of everyday life>
Generus (Italian, il Generoso) [mountain in Ticino, Switzerland]
<place names [in italics]>
Geolocation

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Toponimic references:
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  • Monte Generoso
    Territory:

    Rovio, Ticino, Switzerland; San Fedele Intelvi, Como, Lombardia, Italy.

    Oronym. Peak on the border between Switzerland and Italy.

Geographic locations:
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  • Stabio
    Territory:

    Stabio, Mendrisio, Ticino, Switzerland.

Sources
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Author Title Edition In source
GIOVANNOLI, Renato “Il tempo nella saggezza popolare. Antologia di detti e proverbi dialettali del Ticino”. Quaderni di documentazione, 11 Editorial:
Centro Didattico Cantonale Massagno
Publication date:
1994
 Page:
75
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