[Carib] FW: Island sayings from Jamaica

[Victor and Cecelia]

Some from Jamaica ---
. Rock stone a river bottom cyaan know sun hot
He who feels it knows it
. Every hoe ha dem tick a bush
There's that perfect someone for everyone
. Puss and dawg nuh have di same luck
Some people are luckier than others
. Chicken merry, hawk deh near
Danger is often looming when you're having fun
. Duppy know who fi frighten
People know who they can intimidate
. Ole fire stick easy fi ketch
It's easy to rekindle an old romance

-----Original Message-----
From: caribbea...@rootsweb.com [mailto:caribbea...@rootsweb.com]
On Behalf Of to...@sweetpatootee.co.uk
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 5:30 AM
To: cari...@rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [Carib] Island sayings from St. Thomas

Hi Laura and New Year's greetings to you and all

Here are a few more worked into a lovely reggae song called 'Cool Out Son',
recorded by Junior Murvin. The link below takes you to the upload on You
Tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r3TAG638Sw

Warmest regards

T



On 14/01/2012 08:25, "Dante" <dber...@meltel.net> wrote:

>> From St. Thomas, Virgin Islands:
> My Grannie had a number of West Indian sayings she liked to use:
> "Fisherman know everyday is fishing day, but not everyday is catching
day."
> "Once a man, twice a chile."
> "Cockroach no have business in a fowl house."
> "Devil beatin he wife." (This referred to the common island phenomena of
a
> light rain that would last maybe 5 minutes while the sun was still
shining- I
> suppose the rain being the teardrops.)
>
> When I was growing up on St. Thomas, Arona Petersen was a neighbor. Among
her
> books was Herbs and Proverbs of the VI St. Thomas Graphics, St. Thomas,
VI
> 1974. This is a mix of descriptions of different island herbs and their
uses
> along with some old time sayings. One of my favorites: "Donkey say, God
make
> hill so you could rest in hollow."
>
> Then, from St. Croix, George Seaman collected a number of old time sayings
in
> his Not So Cat Walk (The Philosophy of a People and an Era Expressed by
> Proverbs) George A. Seaman, St. Croix, V.I. 1974.
>
> Just a few of the things that come to mind..
>
> Happy New Year to you!
> Dante
>
> On Jan 13, 2012, at 2:00 AM, caribbea...@rootsweb.com wrote:
>>
>>
>> Folks,
>> Hope everyone is enjoying a splendid new year. I stumbled across these
>> island sayings (URL below) and wondered if those of you lucky enough
>> to live in the Caribbean could share some more, especially those you
>> heard your forebears intone.
>>
>> Cheers, all,
>> Laura
>>
>> http://runningahospital.blogspot.com/2011/11/sayings-from-islands.html
>>
>>
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[Dorothy Kew]

My late uncle had a great one:

Never put yu han' between a tree and its bark
-- In other words, don't get involved in a domestic dispute.

Dorothy

[Cathy A.]

Yu lie down wid puppy yu get flea (Don't keep bad company)

As a child I always remember the "Chicken merry, hawk deh near" one
which my grandmother used often. In my child's brain, there was no
comma, however, and I didn't have a clue what she was talking about!


Cathy