Rouage ser, gris matin, ch’est la jouaie (joie) du pélerin.—A red evening and a grey morning are the pilgrim’s joy, but this saying is sometimes varied to:—
Rouage sèr, bllanc matin, ch’est la journaïe du pélerin.—A red evening and a white morning is the day for the pilgrim.
En Avril, le coucou crie, s’il est en vie.—In April, the cuckoo sings, if he is alive. The cuckoo generally arrives in Guernsey about the 15th of April.
Le cou-cou s’en va en Août,
L’épi d’orge li pique la gorge.
The cuckoo departs in August,
The barley-spike pricks his throat.
Agricultural Sayings.
It is not easy to draw a clear line between those sayings which have reference to the weather, and those which relate to agricultural pursuits and experience; but the following appear to fall more naturally under the latter head:—
Quànd i’ plleut ôve vent d’aval,