Àjàjà ṣoge àparò, abàyà kelú.
Character, appearance and the judgement of others
Original
Àjàjà ṣoge àparò, abàyà kelú.
Glosa literal
- Àjàjà uncharacteristically ṣoge dressed-up àparò partridge, abàyà kelú with-chest thrust-out.
Inglés idiomático
"The uncharacteristically spruced-up partridge swells its chest."
La fuente no nombra a ningún traductor.
Qué significa
Newly acquired finery produces exaggerated display.
Se usa cuando
Owomoyela: "The nouveau riche always goes to extremes in consumption"
Notas sobre la traducción
Abàyà kelú is an epithet of the form used in oríkì praise poetry, so the proverb mimics praise while delivering mockery. That double register, praise-form carrying ridicule, is a standard Yorùbá device and is completely lost in translation.