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«Chi ha roba in mare non ha nulla.»
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Verga \"I Malavoglia\"
The only English translation I have been able to find online artfully skips over that particular part of Verga's story, probably because the translator found it untranslatable. It's in Capitolo X:
- Per questo padron Fortunato non gli ha voluto dare il figlio alla Sant'Agata, diceva intanto la Zuppidda, che l'avevano lasciata sulla porta. Ha il naso fine quell'omaccio!
E la Vespa aggiungeva:
- «Chi ha roba in mare non ha nulla.» Ci vuole la terra al sole, ci vuole.
- Che notte è venuta pei Malavoglia! esclamava comare Piedipapera.
- Per questo padron Fortunato non gli ha voluto dare il figlio alla Sant'Agata, diceva intanto la Zuppidda, che l'avevano lasciata sulla porta. Ha il naso fine quell'omaccio!
E la Vespa aggiungeva:
- «Chi ha roba in mare non ha nulla.» Ci vuole la terra al sole, ci vuole.
- Che notte è venuta pei Malavoglia! esclamava comare Piedipapera.
Proposed translations
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| 4 | "Don't count your chickens before they hatch" |
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Proposed translations
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"Don't count your chickens before they hatch"
It depends on the point of view but in the essence it might come down to this:
"Don't count your chickens before they hatch"
"Don't count your chickens before they hatch"
Note from asker:
| No - sorry but that's completely wrong. It isn't a well-known proverb. It's one of Verga's made-up proverbial statements, by a character in his story, who says that if all your goods are out at sea, you actually possess nothing. |
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Barbara Carrara
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He who has goods at sea has nothing!
And La Vespa added: "He who has goods at sea has nothing! You've got to have land in the sun, that's what."
http://tinyurl.com/hlo4l4k
The House by the Medlar Tree
by Giovanni Verga
Translated by Raymond Rosenthal
University of California Press, 1964
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Note added at 51 mins (2017-03-16 10:43:28 GMT)
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If you are interested, the Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies (A-J, Vol. I) also mentions a 1953 edition, translated by Eric Mosbacher and published in NY by Grove Press
http://tinyurl.com/hapuemp
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No points required, Tom. But thanks, anyway.
http://tinyurl.com/hlo4l4k
The House by the Medlar Tree
by Giovanni Verga
Translated by Raymond Rosenthal
University of California Press, 1964
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Note added at 51 mins (2017-03-16 10:43:28 GMT)
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If you are interested, the Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies (A-J, Vol. I) also mentions a 1953 edition, translated by Eric Mosbacher and published in NY by Grove Press
http://tinyurl.com/hapuemp
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Note added at 21 hrs (2017-03-17 06:52:21 GMT)
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No points required, Tom. But thanks, anyway.
Note from asker:
| Brilliant, Barbara - thanks! |
| Barbara - How do I give you points? I don't understand how this thing works. |
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writeaway
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Buon pomeriggio, w!
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Thank you, Brigitte!
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texjax DDS PhD
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Grazie, bella tu!
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tradu-grace
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Troppo buona. Grazie!
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Inter-Tra
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