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Art/Literary - History / proberb | | Italian term or phrase: Old Piedmont proverb | From a book about the legends surrounding the Theban martyrs in present day Piedmont:-
"Ne fa fede un sapido adagio, sia in piemontese saluzzese che in occitano, il quale, ironizzando sulle proporzioni delle rappresentazioni iconografiche, che vedono San Cristoforo enorme e all'esterno delle chiese (l'antico Ercole), e San Chiaffredo di bassa statura ed esile, così recita: "San Cristòfor, gròs coma 'n còfo, te fai pas 'na gratia `manc se crepesses. San Chafrè, pechit 'ma 'n det, fai d'gracias da crepar".
I don't need a full translation but an idea of the gist would be great. |
| | | English translation:Literal translation into Italian with proposed rendering in English below | Explanation:
Tu, San Cristoforo, grosso come un baule (lit. “bara”) non fai nessuna grazia neanche se (io) dovessi crepare, [mentre] tu, San Chiaffredo, per quanto che ne so (lit. “per ciò che me ne hanno detto"), fai grazie da morire.
Thou, St. Christopher, as large as a house (lit. "as imposing as a coffin"), deniest graces, e’en in my hour of death (e'en in the hour of my direst need), [whilst] thou, St. Chiaffredo, to the best of my knowledge [lit. "as so many have said"], dost shower graces beyond imagining.
Poetical rendering, but hope that was helpful, in any event!
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