Every nation has its own proverb treasures. I gathered here some of ours
combining animals to common wisdom. The translations don’t show the hilarious dialects
from different parts of Finland. Maybe you have similar ones... Hope you’ll enjoy!
Ananas & Kookos - Pineapple & Cocos by my daughter-in-law Elli.
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An old dog doesn’t bark lies. - An old dog barks not in vain.
Ei vanha koira valetta hauku.
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A barking dog does not bite. - Haukkuva koira ei pure.
The dog and wife must obey. - Kyllä koiran pitää totella ja vaimon. (Kittilä)
Who’s going to raise the cat’s tail if not the cat itself?
Kukas kissan hännän nostaa, jos ei se itte? (Mäntsälä)
Even horseshit is good when fried with butter.
Hevoossontakin on hyvää, kun sen vois paistaa. (Lapua)
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Rooster is poor man’s clock. - Kukko on kööhän kello. (Heinola)
Miss summer and flies, the poor man would have friends.
Tulis kesä ja kärpäsiä, sais köyhäkiin seuraa. (Hollola)
In SAUNA you must behave like in church.
Saunas täytty olla ku kirkos. (Kisko)
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If SAUNA and booze and tarr do not help, the disease is deadly.
Jos ei sauna ja viina ja terva auta, nin se tauti on kuolemaksi. (Hyvinkää)
Wish there would always be evening and Saturday and never morning and Monday!
Kun aina olis ehtoo ja lauantai eikä koskaan aamu ja maanantai! (Seinäjoki)
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Workman’s Saturday - Työmiehen lauantai
was a great hit in 1966, by Irwin Goodman (1941-1991). At that time we had a six-day workweek,
so Saturday and booze were so longed for... Irwin enjoyed a huge popularity with his ’protest’ songs.
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Five PM to the sauna and six PM to the slammer
That's the working man's Saturday
Five PM to the sauna and six PM to the slammer
That’s the working man’s Saturday...