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lundi 26 mars 2012

Malagasy proverbs: tsipak'ombalahy





(1) Ny anatry ny ray toy ny tsipak'ombalahy, mahavoa, mahafaty, tsy mahavoa, mahafanina.


'2) Ny tenin-dray aman-dreny toy ny tsipak'ombalahy: raha mahavoa mahafaty, raha tsy mahavoa mahafanina.


The reprimands of the parents are like the kicks of a bull, if they reach you, they kill you, if they do not affect you, they make you lose consciousness.


Les réprimandes des parents sont comme les coups de pied d'un taureau, si elles vous atteignent, elles vous tuent, si elles ne vous atteignent pas, elles vous font perdre conscience.


(1) only the father is speaking,
(2) both parents are speaking.