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K88 Karachay-Balkar sayings and proverbs about dancing. Nalchik: M. and V. Kotlyarov Publishing House, 2009. - 36 p.

© M. Ch. Kudaev, 2009 © M. and V. Kotlyarov Publishing House, 2009

PROVERBSand proverbs

Abynmazlyk tepseuchyu bolmaz, zhangylmazlyk zhyrchy bolmaz. - There is no dancer who does not stumble, there is no singer who does not make mistakes.

Toygya koobuzsuz barma. - Don’t go to a celebration without a musical instrument.

Toy tepseusuz bolmaz. - There is no fun without dancing.

Tepseu bolmasa toida, tamashalyk bolmaz. - If there is no dancing at a wedding, then boredom.

Tepseu - toinu chirayi, kiimle - toychulany chirayi. - Dance is the decoration of the wedding, clothes are the decoration of the dancers.

Toida igi koobuzchu bolsa, gitchesi da, ulusu da tepser. - If the musician is good, then both young and old will start dancing.

Tepsei bilmegen, kar urur. - Those who don’t know how to dance clap their hands.

Tar sakhna toigya jaramaz. - The small area is not suitable for dancing.

Tepseuchyunyu dzhany toyda. - The soul of a dancer at a festival.

Toy kesin tepseuu blah bildiredi. - The celebration will show itself through dancing.

Tepseuchyunu ustalygyyn toyda kyoryurse. - You will see the dancer’s skill at the festival.

Tepseuchünyu ustalygyyn negerinden beat. - Find out the dancer’s skill from his traveling companion.

Kauga bolgyan zherde toy bolmaz. - Where there are scandals, there can be no celebration.

Khalk tepseule neden da ariutsu. - There is no more beautiful folk dance.

Tepseuchyunyu pakhmulugun toychula bicherle. - The talent of the dancer will be determined by those present.

Tepseuchyunyu betine karama, kyilygyna karama - Appreciate a dancer not by his face, but by his behavior.

Kyzny bilir yuchun, birgesine tepse. - To get to know a girl, you need to dance with her.

Adamlany tanyrga toiga bar. - To get to know people, attend a celebration.

Adamla bir birin toyda keredile. - People see each other having fun.

Toychu bolluk gitcheliginden belgili. - Who will be an artist can be seen from an early age.

Tepseuchyu bolluk syfatyndan belgili. - A good dancer can be seen by his appearance.

Tepseuchu - toinu yesi. - The dancer is the owner of the fun.

Tepseuchyuny zhany - tepseu, zhyrchynyy zhany - zhyr. - The soul of a dancer is dance, the soul of a singer is song.

Igi tepseuchyu zhomakgaada tusher. - The best dancer will end up in a fairy tale.

Adamny belgili etgen tepseudu. - Dance makes a person famous.

Koobuzchu soghar, tepseuchyu tepser. - The accordion player plays, and the dancer dances.

Tepseuchu toydan ketmez tepsemey. - The dancer will not leave the fun without showing his skills.

Tepseuchüge külgen, kesida külkülyük alyr. - Whoever laughs at the dancer will become a laughing stock.

Tepseuchyunyu katynda zhyrchy uyalmaidy. - The singer next to the dancer sings boldly.

Tepseuchünyu ustalygyi berkünden da belgilidi. - The dancer’s skill can be seen from the hat.

Tepseuchünü tashada sökme, tuurada makhtama. - Don’t blaspheme the dancer behind his back, don’t praise him to his face.

Toychu eseng toychulagya koshul. - If you are an artist, be equal to everyone else.

Tepseu blah abyndir, sez blah abyndirma. - Please with dance, but do not offend with words.

Tepseuchyunyu umutu oyun. - A dancer's dream is fun.

Tepserge ustadan yuyren. - Learn to dance from a master.

Tepseunu saudüger satmaydi. - The dance is not sold by a visiting merchant.

Tepseusyuz toy - tuzsuz khant. - Fun without dancing is like food without salt.

Tepseu zhokta namys zhok. - Where there is no dancing, there is no etiquette.

Tepseu bilmegen, tepseu kermez. - Those who don’t know how to dance won’t see dancing.

Tepseu sorub kelmez. - The dance comes from one to another without asking (i.e. there is no language barrier).

Tepseu sadakg'a atylyr. - The dance of one people is accessible to another, like an arrow fired from a bow.

Az tepseseng yes, ariu tepse. - Although you dance little, dance beautifully.

Tepseuden korkma, ayibdan kork. - Don’t be afraid of dancing, be afraid of embarrassing yourself.

Tepsei bilmegen toydan kachar. - He who does not know how to dance runs away from the fun.

Zhyr-oyun az bolsa, toy bolur seirsiz. - Where there are few songs and dances, the fun becomes uninteresting.

Ayda bayram bet körgyüztür, künde bayram körgüztür. - Once a month a holiday is an honor to gain, every day a holiday is an honor to lose.

Har elde da bardyla toychula. - Every village has its own artists.

Tepseu - toinu chiragya. - Dance is the light of fun.

Keche toinu chiragy - ah. - Night fun - the moon was shining.

Tepseu ornuna zhyr bolmaz. - The song will not replace the dance.

Aylangan tepseuchyu is not ayib tabar, not a mound of jabar. - A wandering dancer will either see shame or find happiness (a bride).

Nakragya tuluk deme. - Don't neglect the drum.

Nargyi berseng, khorslany da ber. - If you give away the pipe, then don’t spare the rattle.

Tepsegen kutuldu, tepsemegen tutuldu. - Whoever danced is noticeable, and whoever didn’t dance was caught (received a reproach).

Airanga suu kosh, tepseuchyuge zhol bosh. - Dilute the ayran with water, the way to dance is open to the dancer.

Tepseuyu abynsa da tepseu tokhtamaz. - Even though the dancer stumbles, he will dance.

Aitma kim blah tepsegeningi, aityr toy bashchysy. - Don’t say who you will dance with, the dance director will say.

Aytyrga uyalmagan, tepserge and uyalmaz. - He who knows how to talk can also dance.

Koobuz kol buzmaz, kharsla kol achytmaz. - The accordion will not ruin your mood, the rattles will not hurt your hands.

Makamny suu blah zhuualmassa. - You can’t wash away the melody with water.

Ayib kobuznu tueklerinde. - The accordion keys are to blame.

Koobuzlany ayyrgan koobuzsuz kalyr. - Don’t look for musical instruments without flaws, you will be left without them.

Ayirylgan azar, koshulgan ozar. - Those who are apart decrease, those who are together increase (this is what they say about the dance “Zhyiyn” - round dance).

Aiyrylganny kar basar, belyungenni boran basar. - Those who are farther away will be covered with snow, those who stand out will be caught by a snowstorm (this is what they say about those who are afraid of the cold in the yard in winter, where young people danced the dance “Akbash” - white-headed, i.e. snow).

Suukda zhengil ayyrylgan tepseuden - bedish alyr. - Whoever is afraid of the cold while dancing will cover himself with shame (dances were performed on the street both in summer and winter).

Tepseude ayirylgan toynu buzmaz. - Anyone who changes as a partner does not spoil the dance.

Koobuz sogyulmasa tepseu tepselmez. - If the harmonica does not play, the dance is not danced.

Zherden yerge ayirylmagyanlay. - Two inches from the pot (about a short dancer).

Kyz koltugunan tutub tepsegen negerin kermeidi. - The girl does not see her partner who is holding her arm (that is, she does not like him).

Tepseu nakyrdasyz bolmaz. - The dance cannot be performed without jokes.

Ayyuga tepseu yuyretken tayakdy. - The stick teaches the bear to dance.

Toychu tepsegingi syyn berm. - Until the dancer performs the dance, do not give him a description.

Kobuzu Bolgan embankments. - Whoever has a musical instrument is a happy person (in the past, the instrument was very highly valued).

Kobuzu bolmag'an kars blah tepser. - Those who do not have a musical instrument dance to the clapping (during the deportation they danced to the clapping).

Tepseu bla zhyr belgili bolur. - Finally it will become clear what is better - dance or song.

Zhyrchy zhyrlagynchy, tepseuchu tepseb boshar. - While the singer is thinking, the dancer will perform the dance.

Tepseuchu yuyun unutur. - The dancer forgets his home (hobby).

Tepseu ozdyry, zhyr azdyry. - Dancing will make you lose weight, but singing will not.

Koobuzchunu sagyyshi kob. - The accordion player has a lot of worries (he is invited to all celebrations).

Koobuzgya ustadan yuyren. - Learn to play the harmonica from a master.

Koobuz atg'an akhshy. - An accordion is more valuable than a horse.

Tepseu altynnan bagadi. - Dance is more valuable than gold.

Tepseu, fat bazarda satylmaida. - Dance and song are not sold at the bazaar.

Tepseu blah akyil teng. - Dance and intelligence are equivalent.

Tepseu blah es egizledile. - Dance and memory are twins.

Tepsey bilmegenge, omak kiim bolushmaz. - If you don't know how to dance, smart clothes won't help you.

Tepseuchyuleni, zhyrchylany arasynda dau kob. - There is a lot of arguing between dancers and singers.

Kobuzu zhok harslarina yshynir. - Those who don’t have an accordion rely on rattles.

Zhyrga, tepseuge yolge zhok. - Songs and dances have no dimensions.

Pakhmu - dolay, sagysh - tengiz. - Talent is the ocean, thoughts are the sea.

Tepseu - mound, zhyr - kuuanch. - Dance is happiness, song is joy.

Ariu tepseu algyishlyk bediri. - A good dance will bring gratitude.

Hulk tepseuge bagya zhok. - Folk dance has no price.

Tepseule, zhyrla - milletni tarihi. - Dances and songs - the history of the people.

Tepseuyun, zhyryn bilgen syyi tengisden teren, taudan biyik. - The authority of one who knows songs and dances is deeper than the sea, higher than the mountains.

Tepseuchyu adam zharasyuchu bolur. - He who knows how to dance is always easygoing.

Tepseuchu tepseunu ysyunen aityr. - The dancer will tell you about the dance.

Nögering alla bla oz. - Dancing in front of the partner.

Nögering - Altyn Toqmak. - A partner is a golden decoration (this is what they say about a partner in elegant clothes).

Tepseuchyunyu ustalygy tepseuchyuleni ichinde bilinir. - The dancer's skill is recognized among the dancers.

Ustagya bir ait. - Show the dance master once.

Usta da tepseude zhangylada. - And the dance master is also mistaken.

Usta kesin da negerin da bildiri toida. - The master will show himself and his partner in the dance.

Negerni tepseuu negerinden belgili. - The success of a partner in dance depends on the partner.

Tepseuchyu toy yesi, tepsemegen zhol yesi. - He who dances is the master of the fun, he who does not dance is the master of the road (that is, he runs away when asked to dance).

Koobuzchu koobuzun makhtar, dauurbaschy makhtar nakrasyn. - The accordion player praises his harmonica, the drummer praises his drum.

Akyryn ayak tab basar, zhengil ayak like basar. - The slow foot steps comfortably, the fast foot gets into the mud.

Ashyqgan tepseunu buzar. - Whoever is in a hurry will ruin the dance.

Sabyr tepsegen arymaz. - He who skillfully distributes his forces in a dance does not spoil the dance.

Akyryn bashlagan tepseunu ariu boshar. - He who starts the dance slowly finishes beautifully.

Akyryn baskhan tab basar. - He who walks carefully steps forward comfortably in the dance.

Birinchi baskhany kyiyn kyoryunyur. - The first step in the dance seems difficult.

Alasha hunagya kim da miner. - Anyone can climb onto a low fence (dance with a stool).

Algya kelgen algya tepser. - Whoever came first will start the dance.

Algya tepsegen toinu achada. - Whoever starts the dance first is the first to open the evening.

Algya kychyrgan kukuk algya elur. - A cuckoo crows early and dies earlier (as they say about those who are in a hurry to dance).

Algyishsyz toy bolmaz. - There is no celebration without toast.

Toychu tepseuden erikmez. - The artist will not get tired of dancing.

Tepseuchu bolgandan, adam bolgan kyiyn. - It is more difficult to become a person than an artist.

Tepseuchu bolsang toi senniki. - If you become an artist, you will become an entertainer.

Alla zhyr, arty tepseu. - The beginning is a song, the end is dancing.

Alla barny. Art bar. - What has a beginning has an end (about a good party).

Allynga bir kere karasan, artynga besh kere kara. - If you look forward once, look back five times (if the dancer is not sure).

Ariu tepseuchyu toida neger tabar. - A good dancer will always find a partner.

Alty koobuzchu bir tepseuchu. - Six musicians and one dancer (this is what they say about the herald who did not warn the village artists).

Altyny alma, algysh al tepsegening yuchyun. - Don’t take gold, but take gratitude for the entertainment at the holiday.

Altyny alma, koobuz al. - Don't take the gold, take the accordion.

Altynnan artyk - sybyzgy. - The pipe is more valuable than gold.

Syyrina atylyb kalmaz. - Zurna does not remain idle.

Tepsegende altyn belibau bolushmaz. - Just because you put on a gold belt, you can’t perform a better dance.

Altyn tepseude kyzny aldar. - A gold ring in a dance attracts a partner (etiquette allows a partner to give a gold ring to a partner in a dance, they were not condemned for this).

Altyn blezik temir kaalany achar. - A gold bracelet opens an iron fortress (the fortress means the girl’s house. According to etiquette, a partner gives a gold bracelet to his partner in a dance, if she takes the gift, then she likes it).

Kyzny kulagynda altyn syrga zhyltyraydy. - The partner has gold earrings shining in her ears.

Kyzny boynunda altyn boyunluk. - The partner has a gold necklace around her neck (during the dance, the partner makes hints to give the partner a gold necklace).

Altyny takgyan tynch, asyragyan kyiyn. - It’s easier to hang gold on yourself, but it’s difficult to keep it (the partner hints to his partner to give a gold gift).

Altyn kerekle zherinde syily. - And gold items are valued appropriately (for introducing a partner to a partner in a dance. Outside the dance, in public, you are not supposed to give gold to a girl).

Altyn shynzhyr kyzny tepsetir. - A gold chain will make a girl dance.

Altyn - kumush tashty. ARPA, be - ashty. - Gold and silver are metal, and barley and wheat are food (as they say when young people get carried away with evening dances in the hayfield).

Kop kyiz blah zash tepseydi, syugen birin etedi. - The guy dances with many girls, but loves one.

Ala-bere bilmegen, berse kozyune zhuku kirmegen. - He doesn’t know how to give or take, and even if he gives, he doesn’t sleep at night (about a timid lover who doesn’t dare give a gift to a girl while dancing).

Tepseuchu borchunnan kutulmaz. - The dancer will not shirk his duty.

Har tepseuchyu amalina köre tepseydi. - Each artist dances according to his ability.

Amalsyzga kharsla koobuzluk eter. - Whoever doesn’t have an accordion and a ratchet - an accordion.

Amalsyz zherde aman koobuzchu artha tartar. - At a difficult moment, a bad musician will let you down (usually for a gift).

Amalsyz koobuzchunu kyunyu-karangi. - A musician in a desperate situation has dark days (no musical instrument).

Aman tepseuchyu barynda horladym dep makhtanyr. - A weak dancer boasts that he is the best dancer.

Aman tepseuchyu amanna bilir. - He’s a weak dancer and only knows the bad.

Aman tepseuchyu kobuzchula blah daulashyr. - A weak dancer blames the musicians.

Aman tepseuchyu karschylany amanlar. - A weak dancer blames those clapping.

Aman tepseuchyu igi tepseuchuleni seger. - A bad dancer criticizes good dancers.

Aman tepseuchüge keng zher tar. - For a bad dancer, the wide platform is too small.

Aman tepseuchyuden aman hapar chigar. - Bad news from a bad dancer.

Aman zhyrchy zhyrny zikkyl ether. - A bad singer will ruin the song.

Aman koobuzchu syltau blah kutulur. - A bad musician will get off with all sorts of reasons.

Aman toy bashchyny tayagy kyskha bolur. - A bad dance director has a short stick (he doesn’t cope well with the performers).

Aman adam toy buzar. - A bad person will ruin the whole celebration.

Tepseuchyu tepseuchyuge tuber. - Good dancers always find a common language.

Adamla bir birin toida igi tanydila. - People get to know each other well while having fun.

Tepseuchyunyu zholu toygya. - The dancer’s path is aimed at celebration.

Toyda kesingi egilik blah bildir. - At the celebration, try not to embarrass yourself.

Toyda amanlagya katyshma. - At the celebration, avoid the bad ones.

Toida sen iozgyu kibik. - At a celebration, you are like a mirror (that is, everyone notices you).

Sen toida kim bolgyang bilirle. - At the festival they will find out who you are (this applied to young people).

Toy - zhash-kusnu zhanneti. - Fun is a paradise for young people.

Toy - zhash-kusnu kez zharygy. - Fun is the light of the eyes of youth.

Anna kölyu balada, bala kölyu toyda. - The heart of a mother is in children, the heart of children is in fun.

Anna kölü - beşikte, bala kölü - eshikte - The soul of a mother is in the cradle, the soul of a child is on the street (this is how they are expressed when children are carried away by songs, dances, music and games).

Anasyna karab kyzyn al, atasyna karab zhashyna bar. - Before marrying a girl, find out her mother; before marrying your daughter to a guy, find out his father (they recognized a guy and a girl at a wedding).

Zhash kuchagy - kyzga orunduk. - The partner’s hands are a support for the partner (when they dance arm-in-arm).

Anasy makhtagyanny alma, toyda makhtagyannan kalma. - Don’t marry the one who is praised by your mother, marry the one who is praised at the celebration.

Toyda makhtalgyan kyiz ypasli. - A girl who is praised at a festival is honorable.

Anna tili - anans zhyry, tepseuu, oyunu, maqamy. - Mother’s voice and song, and dance, and play, and music.

Kyz kaatnda tepseuchyunu zhyuregi tok. - The partner near the partner has a proud heart.

Kyzny kyolyu oinar seigen zhashy blah tepsese. - A partner’s soul rejoices when she dances with her beloved guy.

Xügenle bir biri blah tepsese kölleri tau kibik. - Dancing lovers have a soul like a mountain.

Ant tepseunu bilmegen, antin buzar. - He who does not know the dance of the oath is an apostate.

Zhyrchyny ant tymaz. - The singer will not be stopped by an oath.

Tepseunyu buzmay tepsegen ayib diamond. - He who dances meaningfully will not disgrace himself.

Ara tepseude arymazza. - You won’t get tired of a general round dance (i.e., always be with the people).

Ara tepseude ayyryu bolmasyn. - So that there are no disagreements in the general round dance (i.e., mutual understanding in the whole matter).

Ara tepseu - halk bagyan. - A general round dance is the support of the people.

Tepseuchüge onouchula köb bolur. - The dancer has many advisors.

Tepseuchyunyu ayaklary biri biri blah erishelle. - The dancer’s legs compete with each other (this is what they say about a good dancer).

Tepseuchyu toysuz kalmaz. - The dancer will not be left without fun.

Tepseuchu tepsese terler. - A good dancer sweats when dancing.

Tepseuchyu maqamsyz tepsemes. - A dancer without melody cannot dance.

Zhaida, kyyshda toy arbazda barada. - They sang, danced, played both in winter and summer in the yard (people did not fit in the house).

Ash saylamada da tepseu blah zhyr sayla. - Choose not food, but dances and songs.

Arbazda toy - oghurlu. - Dancing in the yard is good luck (that's what they always say).

Ariu azar, ariu kylyk tepseu ozar. - Beauty will fade, but dancing with good manners will remain.

Ariu tepseu bolsa karargya akhshy, igi bolsa karargya ashhy. - It’s nice to watch a beautiful dance, it’s nice to use a good one.

Ariu tepseu - kozge, akyil - zhurekge. - Beauty is pleasing to the eye, mind is pleasing to the heart.

Tepseuyun saylama yes, kesin sayla. - Don’t choose the dance of the dancer, but choose him himself.

Ariu tepseu toinu zhasau. - A beautiful dance is the decoration of a celebration.

Tepseu aurungu keteri. - Dance cures illness (dance around the patient).

Ariu tepseu - jaz ion kibik. - Beautiful dance - like the spring sun.

Ariu tepseu - zhanga darman. - Beautiful dance is medicine for the soul.

Ariu tepseu jan salyr. - A beautiful dance inspires the soul.

Tepseu palahtan kaldıry. - Dance will save you from danger.

Tepseu aralik da eter. - Dance can be a mediator when making peace.

Tepseu zhashaunu syudyuredi. - Dance fills you with love for life.

Ariuluk toida kerek, akyil har kunde kerek. - Beauty is needed at a wedding, intelligence is always needed.

Toi zhetse hauh bagya. - On your wedding day, renting everything is expensive.

Artsy art, aldasy alda keledile. - The last one goes behind, the first one goes in front (this is what they say when there are many participants in a round dance).

Artyk aithannan essay artyk atla. - It’s better to take an extra step than to say a lot of unnecessary things (a remark from the dance director to the dancers when they get a little carried away in conversation).

Artyk ashagyanyng haramdy. - Overeating is harmful (the dance director, as it were, warns the dancers sitting at the table).

Tepseude algya barma maqamdan, artha kalma maqamnan. - Dance to the music (listen to useful tips).

Tepseuge chakyirmay chykma, tepseuden da kachma. - Don’t go out to the dance without an invitation, but don’t refuse the invitation either.

Arygan tepseuchyuge ayak kiyimi da aurdu. - For a tired dancer, shoes are a burden.

Arygan turnacha, slaughterhouse sozul. - Stretches his neck like a tired crane (addressed to a tired dancer).

Arygan tepseuchyuge kel deme, ach repseuchyuge tur deme. - Don’t ask a tired dancer to dance, don’t raise a hungry one.

Aryk tepseuchyuge kiyimi da zhuk. - For a thin dancer, clothes are a burden.

Aryk adam tepseude terlemez, sevenz terler. - A thin person doesn’t sweat when dancing, a fat person does.

Aryk adam tepsegenlikke sevenz bolmaz. - A thin person will not become fat from dancing.

Koobuzchunu sabiyi koobuzchu bolur. - A musician’s son will become a musician (that’s what they say when there are many musicians in the family).

Tepseuchuden tepseuchu tuuar. - From a dancer will be born a dancer.

Tepseuchyunyu kyuchu butlarynda. - The strength of a dancer is in the legs.

Tepseuchyunyu karny achda kelyu tok. - Although the dancer has an empty stomach, he has a proud heart (highlanders are very reserved when it comes to food).

Aksak koobuzda oynaida, sokur zhyrlaydy. - The lame man plays the harmonica, and the blind man sings (this is how people who cannot dance are reproached).

Koobuzchu arymaz, tapseuchu tokhtamaz. - The musician does not get tired, the dancer does not stop.

Tepseuchyu tepseuchyuge tartmysh. - The dancer reaches out to the dancer.

Taush koobuzdan chyghar, tapseu toychudan chyghar. - The instrument makes sounds, and the youth dances.

Asylly az tepseydi, keb tyngylar. - Well-mannered dances modestly, but also listens attentively.

Ustasiz koobuz sogyulmaz. - Without a master, the harmonica does not sound.

Asyry zhengil tepsegen, terk koyar. - He who dances quickly cools down quickly.

Tepseu ayakla, zhyr - tamak. - Dance - legs, singing - throat.

Tepsegende alda bol, tebgende tiri bol. - When you dance, be in front and be energetic.

Tepsei bilmegen tyuz zherde abynyr. “Whoever doesn’t know how to dance will stumble out of the blue.”

Tepseuchyunu atlagyanindan belgili kim bolany. - You can tell who a dancer is by his feet.

Koobuzchu koobuz blah, zhyrchy zhyr blah belgili. - A musician is known for music, a singer is known for song.

Tepsegenge - kiik sauluk, zhetken kyzga - chille zhauluk. - To the dancer - good health, to a girl of marriageable age - a silk scarf.

Zhyrchy - zhashauudan umutchu. - The singer lives in hope.

Ana tepseuu tau tebtiredi. - His dance makes the mountains shake.

Ach aiyu oynamaz. - A hungry bear has no time for games (as they say when they sit down at the table after fun).

Ach tepseuchyunu achyuu burnunda. - The hungry dancer has evil on his nose (about greedy owners).

Ach toychuga zher zhok. - There is no place for a hungry artist (about the worries of the owners).

Ach da bol, tok da bol, tepserge khazyr bol. - Be ready to dance both in hunger and in satiety (i.e., take care of your honor).

Ach kelgen koobuzchunu toydur, zherine kondur. - Feed the musician and take him to the place of the game.

Tepseuchyunyu kyozu kobuzda. - The dancer's eye is on the accordion.

Ah toychu tepseydiamond. - A hungry dancer has no time for dancing.

Ashtan kalaiym, tepseuuden kalmayym. - I’ll stay hungry, I won’t give up dancing.

Ach karnym, tynch kyulagym toyda. - My stomach is hungry, but my ears hear the sound of fun (about a dancing lover).

Ach toychunu hapar blah syylama. - Don’t feed a hungry artist with talk.

Achny esinde toi. - A hungry man is thinking about fun.

Achyu zhilyaugya, kuuanch tepserge yuyretir. - Grief will teach you to cry, joy will teach you to dance.

Tepseu - erkillik, zhyr - neger. - Dance is freedom, song is a travel companion.

Achyu birni horlar, tepseu - bek kobnu zhiyar. - Evil will defeat one, dance will unite many.

Achyu bolgan zherde tepseu bolmaz. - Where there is anger, there is no dance.

Achyu ne ullu bolsa da toinu buzmaz. - No matter how strong the anger, the fun will not spoil.

Ashda - I take it, tepseude - I take it. - In food - a wolf, in dance - a dead man.

Ash keter yes, tepseu kalyr. - They will eat the food, but the dance will remain.

Zhyrchyg'a kere zhyry, tepseuchyuge kere tepseuu. - The song is for the singer, the dance is for the dancer.

Ashta uyalgan - ayib, tepseuuden qorqgan - erinchek. “Whoever is embarrassed about food is a disgrace, and whoever is afraid of dancing is lazy.”

Zhyrlasa and zhyrchy, zhyrlamasa and zhyrchy. - He sings if he doesn’t sing - the singer is to blame (about a bad singer).

Ashykygyan koobuzchu toiga zhetmez. - A hasty musician will not make it to the wedding.

Bappushnu baksan, kaaz bolur. - If you fatten a duck, it will become a goose (about a dancer).

Bazynmagan tepseuge chykmaz. - Those who are not confident in themselves do not go out to dance.

Bazynmagan kars urmaz. - Those who hear music poorly do not clap their hands when dancing (you should clap musically).

Bai jarlyny toida and tanymaz. - The rich man doesn’t want to know the poor man and he doesn’t want to have fun.

Bayny közyu toyda, zharlyny közyu malda. - The rich man has fun at the holiday, and the poor man works.

Eki kolundan bal aqgan. - Jack of all trades (singing, dancing, musician).

Tepserge xue eseng yuren. - If you want to dance, learn from a master.

Tepsey bilgen nasybyn tabar. - He who knows how to dance will find his happiness.

Tepseu, zhyr - halkany kuuanchy. - Songs and dances are the joy of the people.

Tepseuchyule, zhyrchyla, koobuzchula bolmay "toy aylmaz. - What is a wedding without dancers, singers and musicians.

Beli byugulmegen tepseuchyu bolmaz. - Anyone whose back does not bend will not become a dancer.

Meni berkümü tübünde mennen onglu zhokdu. - Under my hat, there is no one nicer than me (about a boastful dancer).

Kim ariu tepserik berkünnen körünür. - Who will dance better, you can see by the hat.

Tepseuchyunu nasyby ayaklarynda. - A dancer's happiness is in his feet.

Bilim tepsetir, zhyrlatyr, oinatyr. - Knowledge will teach you to sing, dance, play musical instruments.

Tepseu kimge da ortakty. - Dancing is available to everyone.

Tepseunu syumegen zhashauudan usakty. - Anyone who doesn’t like dancing is far from life.

Bir chabyrny eki ayakgya kiimezse. - You can’t put one shoe on both feet (about a sloppy dancer).

Tepsegen toyda kutulur, tepsemegen tutulur. - Whoever performed the dance got away, and whoever did not perform the dance was caught (sometimes dancers are forced to dance).

Bireuge katyn keltire, bireu kesin yolture. - Someone gets married, and someone dances at his wedding.

Bireunyu kolu blah from yshyryrgya. - To rake in the heat with someone else’s hands (i.e., not to thank the musicians).

Boygya karab ton beach. - Cut the fur coat according to height (when dancing, try to ensure that the pair are of the same height).

Borchungdan zhyrlab kutulmassa. - You can't get rid of debts by singing.

Tepseu borchnu amali - tepse da kutul. - You can get rid of your debts by doing a dance.

Tepsei bilmei eseng, toiga barma. - If you don’t know how to dance, don’t go to the celebration.

Toguz dugyuzhamy bolgan toiga kirib tepsey edi - the one on whom the nine bloodlines were supposed to take revenge, danced at the feast.

Tepseu bir adamny yusyunde turmaidy. - Dancing does not belong to one person.

Tepseu bireuge - cab, ekeuge - az. - The world of dance is big for one, small for two.

Tepsegenge chibin kyonmaz. - A fly will not pester a dancer.

Koobuzchuga kore tepseu, ezhiu kore zhyr. - The music is dancing, the singing is a song.

Zhai oinagan kysh zhilyar. - He who has fun in the spring cries in the winter.

Tepseu - zhyrny atasi. - Dance is the father of song.

Zhai zhyrlagan, kysh zhilyar. - He who sang summer will cry through winter.

Zhan esen bolsa, toy-oyun tabylir. - Just to be alive, there will be entertainment.

Zhangyz adam bla toy bolmaz. “You can’t have fun with just one person.”

Zhangyz tepseuchyuby bolur. - One dancer at the celebration seems like a prince.

Bir kool blah kars kaakmassa. - You can’t clap with one hand.

Tepseuchyunyu kelyu zharyk. - The dancer has an open soul.

Zharlyny tonu zhai beater. - And the poor man’s fur coat is sewn for the summer (the poor man has nothing to wear to the celebration).

Tepseu-toinu kyun zharygy. - Dance is sunshine at a celebration.

Tepsemegenge sy zhok. - He who does not dance has no authority.

Zhash kelse toygya - tepserge, kart kelse - ashkha. - The young man will come to dance at the celebration, the old man will come for food (as is customary at a wedding).

Zhengil ayakly terk tepser. - Lightfoot dances quickly.

Zher tashsyz bolmaz - toy zhyrsyz bolmaz. - There is no earth without stones, no fun without a song.

Toychu tepseunu tyushunde koryur. - The artist dreams of dancing.

Koobuzchu bolmag'an zherde toy-oyun bolmaz. - Where there is no musician, there is no fun.

Tepseuge negersiz chykma. - Don’t go to the dance without a partner.

Tepserigi kelgen zher ayirmaz. - Whoever wants to dance doesn’t care what the area is.

Zhyr blah ejiu egechle. - The song and chorus are sisters.

Zhyryna kore ezhiyu. - As is the song, so is the accompaniment.

Zhyrlay bichilgen, zhyrlay tigilir. - What is tailored to the song will fit to the song.

Zhyrlagyan duuadak sau kalmaz. - A singing bustard will not remain alive.

Zhyrchy zhyryn koymaz. - The singer will not part with his song.

Zhyrchy zhyrchygya karyndash. - The singer is the singer's brother.

Zhyrchy else zhyry kalyr. - The singer will die, his song will remain.

Zhurekten zhurege zhol bards. - The road goes from heart to heart (as they say about a couple in love dancing).

Zhurek oynamasa, san oynamasa. - If the soul does not rejoice, then the body does not play.

El koobuzsuz bolmaz. - There is no village without a musician.

El zhyrchysyz kalmaz. - The village will not be left without a singer.

Kimni arbasyna minseng, ana zhyryn zhyrla. - In whose cart you sit, sing his song.

Kim tepseu blah onglu, kim zhyr blah onglu. - Some people are famous for their dance, others for their song.

Karsha köre tepseyu. - By clapping and dancing.

Kart alasha dauurbozdan yurkmez. - The old gelding is not afraid of the drum.

Karyn ach bolsa, tepseu kulakgya kirmez. - If your stomach is empty, there is no time for dancing.

Karynyng toygunchu asha da, arygynchi tepse. - Eat to your heart's content, dance until you're tired.

Ach karnyngy tepseu bilmez. - A hungry man knows no dance.

Tepserige zashny kozyu arbazda. - A young man who wants to dance looks into the yard.

Ol gybyt koobuzchady. - He's a talker like a bagpipe.

Koobuz - kuuanchy chiragy. - The accordion is a torch of joy.

Kolu kymyldaganny auuzu da kyyldar. - Whose hands work, his mouth works (about the singer).

Tepseuchu - eshikke, kyz negerge. - The dancer runs into the yard, the girl runs to her friend (they dance).

Kuuanch blah bushu ayaklashib zhuryuydule. - Joy and sorrow go side by side.

Kuuanmag'an kuuanch etmez. - He who does not rejoice does not have fun.

Toymag'an kekirmez, kuuanmag'an sekirmez. - He who is not full does not hiccup, and he who is not happy will not jump.

Kyzny bir ayagy bosagada. - The girl has one foot on the threshold (to get married).

Kyzny bir kozyu ashta, bir kozyu zhashta. - The girl has one eye on the food, the other on the guy.

Kyz degening miyala tabak kibik. - The girl is like a glass plate.

Tepsegen dakeng bildired seni kim bolganing. - And dance gives you the opportunity to find out more broadly what kind of family you are from.

Ishlemegen, tepsemegen syylanmaz. - He who does not work and does not have fun does not enjoy honors.

Ishlegen tepser, ishlemeghen bezrer. - He who works dances (i.e. rejoices), and he who does not work gets angry.

Kylygyn bilmegen duniya tatiusu. - To someone who does not know the customs of his people, the world seems meaningless (he does not know the songs and dances).

Ishta, tepseuda bir anada. - Both work and dance come from the same mother (i.e., from the people).

Kysh blah toy (tepseu, zhyr, sogyu) karshy tuuduk. - Winter and fun are close relatives (people say, since in winter all sorts of folk fun takes place, at this time almost everyone is freed from field work).

Kyzlany, zashlany zhanneti - toy. - Paradise for boys and girls - fun.

Toy bolsa zhuuk kob bolur. - At the folk fun you can see relatives and acquaintances, as well as get to know and get to know everyone.

Tepseuchu toydan syltauusuz ketmez. - A dancer will not leave the celebration without a reason.

Bayramny teirisi - toychula. - The God of the holiday is the artists.

Makhtanchak tepseuchu kesin taudan ullu eter. - A boastful dancer lifts himself higher than the mountains.

Makhtanchak kyz toyda zhukar. - The boastful girl at the wedding feast falls asleep.

Men - tepseuchyu, sen - kobuzchu. - I am a dancer, you are a musician (that is, there will be fun).

Meni zhylytmag'an yuon kyun manga tiymesin. - The sun that does not warm me, let it not shine on me (this is what a partner says about her partner).

Sybyzgysy bolmag'an auuzu blah oinasyn. - He who doesn’t have a pipe sings while dancing.

biz kirgen jerge, tikgich da kiredi. - Where the sewing goes, the thread (braid) goes (where the partner goes, the dance partner goes).

Tepseuchyu toinu kerse aurugyanin unutur. - The dancer will see the fun and forget his illness.

Zhyrchyny esi toida. - A singer's dream for fun.

Lakyrdasyz toy bolmaz. - There is no fun without jokes.

Namys bolmag'an zherde toy, oyun bolmaz. - Where there is no morality, there are no dances or games.

Nart sözle tepseunu opragy. - Proverbs and sayings are dance clothing (i.e., they decorate the dance).

Tepsei, zhyrlay bilgen embankments. - The one who sings and dances is happy.

Obur keche tepseydi. - The witch dances around the fire at night.

Ozg'an toinu amanlarg'a aiyb. - To criticize the past celebration is a shame.

Tepsei bilmegen hahay etib tepser. - Shouting will not help the dancer.

Kyobuzda oinay bilmegennge harsla bolushmaz. - Rattles will not help a bad musician.

Aman tepseuchüge karsla bolushmaz. - Claps will not help a bad dancer.

Tepsese - biyche, tursa - kuu. - The goddess is dancing, the swan is standing.

Nakrachyny barmaklary altyn butakla kibik. - The drummer has hands like golden branches (about a skilled drummer).

Sol kool bla al, ong kool bla ber. - Give with your right hand as honor and respect, and accept with your left hand as thanksgiving from the bottom of your heart (this is what they do to an elder when they present something).

Ongsuznu taushu da eshtilmez. - The poor man’s voice is not heard (the weak singer’s voice is not heard).

Osal koobuzchu daulashyuchu bolu r. - A bad harmonica player can be a brawler.

Osal tepseuchyu auan kibik. - A bad dancer is like a shadow.

Tepseuchu - ditch, koobuzchu sevenz. - The dancer is skinny, the musician is fat (the second moves little).

From bla oinagyan kencheksiz kalyr. - Whoever plays with fire will be left without pants (the dancers were so keen on the ritual dance “Gollu” that their Circassian coats were on fire when it was performed around the fire).

From blah suudan bashyngy sakla. - Beware of fire and water (the dance in honor of the Mother of Water (Suu Anasy) was performed near the river during a drought, then they could drown).

Toy bolmagyan zherden tauush chykmaz. - Where there is no celebration, no noise is heard.

Toychunu makhtau buzar. - Praise spoils the artist (singer, musician, etc.).

Tepseuchyu kergenin unutmaz. - A dancer does not forget what he has once seen (a good dancer has a good memory).

Toychu konaktan tamata. - The dancer is more honorable than the guest (the fun doesn’t stop when a guest appears).

Tepseuchyunyu tilin toychu bilir. - The dancer knows the language of dance.

Sana kiyim omaklay essay, Zhanna tepseu omaklaydy. - If the body is colored by clothes, then the soul is colored by dance.

Tepseu kob auruunu keteredi. - Dance cures illness.

Sen - sybyzgyyn, men - kharschy, tepsegen kim etsin? - You are a flute player, I am a rattler, and who will dance?

Seni berküngu tübünde senden igi tepseuchyu zhok. - There is no dancer under your hat except you.

Tepsei bilmegen saugya berib kutulur. “Whoever doesn’t know how to dance will get away with a gift.”

Tepseu bir, ayak eki. - There is one dance, but there are a pair of legs.

Tepseu blah syylama yes, ash blah syila. - Treat them not to dancing, but to food (the guest of honor was greeted with dancing).

Tepseu - altyn, zhyr - yuomyush. - Dance is gold, song is silver.

Tepseunyu kyskhasy akhshy, toinu uzu well akhshy. - The dance is short, but the celebration is long.

Tepsey bilmegen atasyna - anasyna ayib ettirir. - He who does not know how to dance is a disgrace to his parents.

Tepsegen altyn, tyngylagan - kyumush. - Dancing is gold, silence is silver.

Tepserik neger izleidi - someone who wants to dance is looking for a partner.

Toi bashynnan buzulur. - The success of the fun at the celebration depends on the dance director.

Toy blah oinasang bedislenirse. - Anyone who does not take the celebration seriously can disgrace themselves.

Koobuzchu bolmasa toy bolmasa. - Without a musician it is impossible to have fun.

Toy yoter, oyunchula kalyrla. - The celebration will pass, but the artists will remain (that is, they are still needed).

Toygya kirgen kurgak chykmaz. - You won’t come out dry from the fun (that is, you’ll sweat).

Toygya kirginchi berkyungyu sakla. - Before the dance, take care of your hat (any girl could rip off the boy’s hat, demand a ransom and perform the dance).

Suzyulupde - chabak, kushbiyde - shahan. - In the lyrical dance - a fish, in the dance “Kushbiy” - an eagle.

Tepseuden yolmezse, zhyrdan zharylmazsa. - You won’t die from dancing, you won’t burst from singing.

Tepseuchyunyu suu tymaz. - A big river is not a barrier for a dancer.

Tepseu san syndyrmaz, zhyr jan diamond. - Dance will not break the body, and song will not take away the soul.

Sozulgan tepseu magyanasyz. - The dance that is being performed is not interesting.

Tepseude kyz syyyrgyan ayib tyuyuldu. - Taking a partner away from another couple is not a shame.

Syfatyna köre tepseuu. - What is the figure of the dancer, so is the dance.

Syfatynda Bolmagyan, Suratynda Bolmaz. - What is not in the image is not in the portrait (addressed to the dancer).

Xuygenings of Toyda Tabars. - Lovers find each other at celebrations.

Syumeklikni darmany tepseu. - The cure for love is dance (lovers find each other in dance).

Zhiyynnan ayrylgan syugen kyzyn tas etedi. - Whoever separates from the round dance loses his beloved girl.

Zhyynnan kachma, kachkhanny izleme. - Do not avoid the one who is looking for you, do not look for the one who is avoiding you (about lovers in dance).

Tepsei bilgen kars urada bilir. - He who knows how to dance also knows how to clap to the music.

Tepseuchyuge - maqam, neger kyzg'a saugya. - A melody for the dancer, a gift for the partner.

Xyugen syuygenge sozyun beir tepseuude. - It’s convenient to confess your love through dancing.

Koobuzuna kyoryo makyama. - According to the accordion and the title.

Toychunu ashy takyr. - The artist’s food is meager (custom tells the highlander to be restrained when it comes to food).

Tepseu blah taulu - jean blah san. - Dance and highlander - soul and body.

Toinu kelbeti - tepseu. - The beauty of the celebration is dance.

Tauda kiyik tepseule, yozende zhalgyan tepseule. - In the mountains there are wild dances, on the plain there are artificial dances (in the mountains the dances are preserved more purely).

Barmaklaga turmai tepseunu bilmezse. - Without standing on your toes, you won’t recognize the dance.

Tepseuchyunyu barmaklary terek tamyrlacha kibik. - Standing on your toes is like the root of a tree.

Tepseuchyunyu zholu keng. - The dancer has a wide road (communication).

Tepseuchu isin zhengil bittirir. - The dancer’s work is going well (the mower is in a hurry to mow as much as possible and go down to have fun).

Tepseuchyu kuru kalmaz. - The dancer will not be left without anything.

Tepseuchuge nur zhanar. - The dancer is lucky.

Taulu kyz - toinu zhulduz. - Goryanka is a torch of celebration.

Zhyrchy tyushu - zhyrla. - The singer dreams of songs.

Teli toysa toi buzar. - A fool gets drunk and ruins the wedding.

Tepsei bilmegen zher tardy dei edi. - There is always little room for a bad dancer.

Tepsey bilmegen toydan chyk. - If you don't know how to dance, don't try it.

Tepserge bolsang, tepserge olturma. - If you're going to dance, don't sit at the table.

Koobuzchu tired bla syilydy. - The musician is famous for his skill.

Tepseu - Zhanna Tylmay. - Dance is the soul of the people.

Tepseuchuge tireu zhok. - There is no obstacle to dancing for a dancer.

Toinu ashi zhabalak. - A wedding is full of fun and jokes.

Toyg'a barsang toyub bar. - If you go to a celebration, go well-fed.

Toy kermegen toydan kachar. - Anyone who hasn’t seen the fun runs away from dancing.

Toynu karyndashy - hare, zhyrny - ezhiu. - Brother of dances - rattle, songs - singing along.

Toi kyiz bliss zharmalychydy. - Dancing - fair for girls and guys.

Toinu syltauu bla ton bitti. - Thanks to the dancing, the fur coat is ready.

Toydagyna karama and tondagyna karama. - Choose not the one dancing, but the one wearing a fur coat.

Tepseude - melek, ishte - khalek. - At dance - an angel, at work - a tyrant (demanding).

Tyue ketseng tuenida yuiretirse tepserge. - A stick will teach a camel to dance.

Tulku kuirugyu blah tepseydi. - The fox is dancing with its tail (waggling, that is, being cunning).

Ustany kolu altyn, zhyrchyny sözyu altyn. - The master has golden hands, the singer has a song.

Khalkny zhyryn zhyrlasang, Khalk ezhiu ether. - If you sing the people’s song, then the people will echo.

Tepseu okcha zhayilada. - The dance spreads like an arrow.

Har kim da kesi bilgencha tepseydi. - Everyone dances as best they can.

Qars eki koldan chigady. - Both hands clap.

Tepseuchyunyu zhany toyda. - The soul of a dancer is for fun.

Tepseude alchyny el kered. - The villagers see who dances the best.

Usta aiyunu da yuyretir tepserge. - The master will teach the bear to dance.

Ustanov pakhmulugyu ortakty. - The talent of a dance master belongs to the people.

Tepseuchyuge suu kuigyanlai. - It’s like pouring water on a dancer (he was sweating from dancing).

Tepseuchyuleni and bards bashchylars. - And the dancers have a leader (dance manager).

Nart tepsese taula teberle. - If a Nart dances, then the mountains tremble (about the dance master).

Tepseuchu koobuzchunu makhtar. - The dancer praises the musician (about modesty).

Chille kiygenge karama, tepsegenine kara. - Don’t look at the clothes, but look at how he dances (and he’s like that at work).

Toida igi tepsegen, ishte da igi ishler. - If he dances well, then he is like that at work.

Chemer kelmei toy bashlanmaz. - Until the dance master arrives, the celebration will not begin (this is the custom).

Chomartha har kyun da bairamdy. - Every day is a holiday for the generous.

Chemer bilgenin yuyretir. - The dance master passes on his experience to others.

Chemer syyn tas etmez. - A dance master will never lose his authority.

Tepseuchyunyu zholu zharyk. - The dancer is always joyful.

Toychulany ssegyub tepseuchyu bolmassa. - You won’t become a dancer by criticizing artists.

One word from the wise speech of the sage
Remember so it doesn't go to waste.
After all, even a sliver of a large tree
Gives us warmth in the furnace of grief.
K. Lomia

From the compiler

The mountains are singing... Gray peaks in snow-white hats are talking among themselves. They are taciturn witnesses of bygone times. Here even the stones speak. The mountain peoples of the Caucasus absorbed the song of their native land with their mother's milk; their folklore is rich in proverbs and sayings. Their themes are varied, each of them is a small work of art, reflecting the life, history and socio-political thinking of the people.
The collection includes more than eight hundred proverbs and sayings - this is just a small grain of the golden fund of folklore that is widespread today.
The publication, of course, is far from complete, but it gives at least some idea of ​​the talent and wisdom of the mountain peoples of the Caucasus - this wonderful region with an ancient culture, rich history, which has long attracted the attention of thinkers, historians, local historians and travelers like a magnet. .
Most proverbs are apt, colorful, original and rhyme. In some cases, unfortunately, this accuracy is lost in translation, since it is difficult to put it into the verbal form of another language.
The main sources in compiling the collection were the works of scientific research institutes, the works of D. Gulia, academician A. Shifner, A. Matskov, O. Shogentsukov, A. Putsko, Kh. Bgazhba, A. Nazarevich, G. Bolshakov and others, magazines , direct communication with centenarians, archive of the compiler of the collection.

MOTHERLAND IS MORE THAN GOLD (ABOUT MOTHERLAND)

He who loses his homeland loses everything.
Abkhazian

He who does not love his homeland cannot love anything.
Abaza

The land where you fed is good, but no better than the one where
you born.
Balkarskaya

There is no better country than the Motherland; your best friend is your mother.
Kabardinskaya

You won’t be lost on your land, you won’t be lost outside your land.
you will rejoice.
Karachaevskaya

The homeland is the mother, and the foreign land is the stepmother.
Lakskaya

It is better to be a poor man in your homeland than a king in Cairo.
Nogai

Those who do not live in their homeland do not know the taste of life.
Ossetian

He who fights under his native sky gains
courage of a lion.
Pytulskaya

It’s better to live one winter in your homeland than in a foreign land
tens of years of spring.
Tatskaya

Homeland - the past, present, and future of the people.
Tabasaran

Everyone has one homeland and one mother.
Circassian

TWO HANDS ARE STRONGER THAN ONE (ABOUT FRIENDSHIP)

If you want to test a friend, look at him in anger.
Your father died - don’t lose his friends.
An unreliable friend is worse than a traitor.
Get to know a friend before you get ready to travel, a neighbor before you start building a house.
If your faithful friend is wearing your shirt on fire, don’t throw it off.
Abkhazian

A good friend is better than a bad brother.
He who does not have a firm word will not have a friend.
The bitter word of your friend is honey and butter, the sweet word of your enemy is poison.
The skin of a lamb covers those who are friendly, but the skin of an ox will not cover those who are not friendly.
Abaza

Your friend is your mirror.
It is better to have a smart enemy than to have a stupid friend.
Adyghe

With a good friend you can go to the ends of the world.
Ingush

Two hands are stronger than one.
Kabardinskaya

Two united - and the rock is moved from its place.
Kumyk

Happiness, where are you going? - Where there is friendship.
There is no friendship between a wolf and a goat.
Lakskie

The power of life is in friendship.
He who is alone is bound, he who is with everyone is free.
Nogai

Even birds do not live alone in the forest.
Ossetian

If everyone is a friend, then it means no one.
Rutulskaya

Don't be friends with those who have a flexible conscience.
Tatskaya

Anyone who does not want to know the truth from a friend is hopeless.
Tabasaran

Two mountains do not converge, but two people do.
Circassian

Without a brother, a brother is like a falcon without a wing.
If a friend comes to visit, treat him to whatever you can, he will come
bad person - feed him well.
Chechen

THE PRICE OF A MAN IS HIS BUSINESS (ABOUT WORK)

Labor feeds a person, but laziness spoils him.
Rather than sit in vain, it is better to walk in vain.
If you want to become famous, respect the work.
Bread must be kneaded before baking.
What is sown on time comes up on time.
Abkhazian

A hardworking person will not be idle.
A hard-earned piece of pepper is sweeter than honey.
Abaza

He who grows a forest does not destroy it.
Working together is more fun, eating together is tastier.
Two neighbors milk a cow differently.
Adyghe

Without work there is no peace.
If two heads agree and four hands work, the house will become rich.
And work with a friend is joy, and honey with an enemy is sorrow.
He who does not sow in spring does not reap in autumn.
Avar

The one who finishes the job first can rest first.
Balkarskaya

Be moderate in food, but not in work.
The owner of the land is the one who plows it.
Darginsky

What was made during plowing will be found during threshing.
Whoever loses one day in the summer will go hungry for ten in the winter.
Ingush

What comes with hard work is delicious later.
If you work, you eat meat; if you sit back, you eat grief.
He who does not work does not know rest.
Kabardian

The postponed matter is covered with snow.
If you want fish, get into the water.
Kumyk

The worker is afraid of business, the lazy man is afraid of business.
He who loves his work will be a master.
Karachaevskys.

Labor and knowledge are twins.
The field is sown not with words, but with seeds.
Only labor feeds a person.
Lakskie

Anyone who doesn’t value a penny doesn’t care about a ruble.
Rolling up your sleeves does not mean milking a cow.
Lezginskie

Those who rely on God will be left with nothing.
Nogai

Anyone who has two things in sight will not accomplish either one.
If a person wants it, milk will come from the goat.
Honor and valor are on the ground, bend down and pick up.
Ossetian

The pot will not boil until the cook boils.
Rutulskaya

The short road to glory is work.
Shapsugskaya

WHERE THERE IS NO CONSENT, THERE IS NO HAPPINESS
(ABOUT LOVE AND KINDNESS)

Do something good and throw it into the water - it won’t go to waste.
It's easier to stop the rain than a girl getting married.
Men are looking for a beautiful woman, but an ugly woman is looking for a husband.
Love hides many flaws.
A man dies for his friends, and a woman for her loved one.
What is stored in the heart will be reflected on the face.
Abkhazian

He who has not given birth to children does not know love; he who has not had children die does not know grief.
If you give free rein to the desires of the body, endure the troubles that will appear.
Avar

If you build a bridge, you can walk across it yourself. If you dig a hole for someone else, you yourself will fall into it.
Balkarskaya

Partial eyes are blind.
He who loves another man's wife becomes her husband's friend.
Darginsky

When they offered to bring the most beautiful thing, the crow brought her chick.
A mother's anger is like snow: it falls a lot, but melts quickly.
Ingush

Whoever loves you will directly show you all your sins, and whoever hates you will tell you about them behind your back.
He who is loved is beautiful.
Whoever cares about the bride goes after her himself.
Kabardian

Mother's beatings don't hurt.
Kumyk

Everything is forgiven to the beloved.
Lezginskaya.

The lover has poor eyesight.
Nogai

He who does not love children does not love anyone.
Ossetian

If you love a child, love his crying.
Tatskaya

He who did not love did not live.
Tabasaran

To be afraid of love is to be afraid of life.
Circassian

True love knows no fear.
Shapsugskaya

WISDOM HAS BOUNDARIES, STUPIDITY IS LIMITLESS
(ABOUT MIND AND STUPIDITY)

A raven saw a man with a gun and thought: “If he has his head, he won’t shoot at me,
and if he’s a fool, he won’t hit me.”
Rather than pretending to be a fool, it is better to pretend to be smart.
Intelligence is a necessary condition for happiness.
Education is the guest, mind is the host.
Not the fool who sowed in the attic, but the one who helped him.
One of the signs of a sage is patience.
Wisdom is intelligence infused with conscience.
Abkhazian

If you give way to your enemy, then you yourself will be left without a road.
A person is recognized not by his beard, but by his mind: even a goat has a beard.
Abaza

The whole village is never stupid, and among the stupid there will be smart ones.
If you are deceived by the same person three times, you are stupid. If you fall into the same hole three times, you are blind.
If a person who does not know what to say remains silent, he is not stupid.
The mind has no price, but education has a limit.
A person who does not know, but listens to someone who knows, is not stupid.
Two minds are better than one mind.
Adyghe.

Science is the best treasury: it won’t be stolen, won’t burn, won’t rot, won’t be lost - it’s always with you.
Avar

To whom, when and what he gave - that is what the miser repeats;
The sage tells us about what he has seen in life.
Praise spoils a fool.
Balkar

A person without education is blind.
Whoever, having warmed up, throws away his fur coat, and when he is full, throws away bread, is a fool.
Greed makes you stupid.
Darginsky

The wise one is the one who consults with the people.
The mind destroys mountains, hops destroys the mind.
Know how to deal with a stupid person, and a smart person will deal with you.
Even if you exalt the evil one, even if you respect him, you won’t give him your mind.
Kabardian

Put a fool on a horse, he won't even recognize his father.
Kumyk

Happiness will recoil from the hand of a fool.
Karachaevskaya

Where the village is larger, there is more intelligence.
If the speaker is stupid, then at least the listener must be smart.
Lakskie

The mind in the head is pure gold.
Lezginskaya

Intelligence is determined not by age, but by the head.
He who has a strong hand will kill one, and he who is strong in knowledge will kill thousands.
Nogai

Wisdom is the assistant to happiness.
Strive not to conquer the world, but its knowledge.
A smart person listens more than he talks.
Ossetian

Make shoes for a dog - he will chew them off.
Rutulskaya

Go carry stones with a smart person, don’t even go eat porridge with butter with a stupid person.
Grapes take on color from grapes, and man takes on intelligence from man.
Tat

One fool can ask so many questions that ten wise men will not answer.
Tabasaran

Whoever argued with the village remained behind the village.
Intemperance is stupidity, patience is wisdom.
A dagger drawn by a fool is more dangerous than a brave man's.
The mind of a stupid person is silence.
Chechen

Wisdom has boundaries, stupidity is limitless.
The smart one is not the one who knows what is good and what is evil, but the one who chooses the lesser evil.
Shapsugsky

THE COWARD'S WEAPON BELONGES TO THE BRAVE
(ABOUT COURAGE AND COWARDY)

He who pushed the king is not afraid of the courtier.
Those who rely on their own strength do not threaten.
A frightened dog barks at the stars.
The hero is not the family, the people know more.
And sometimes a mosquito will defeat a lion.
Abkhazian

The weapon of the coward belongs to the brave.
Abaza

A hero dies once, a coward dies a hundred times
Let a mother die rather than give birth to a coward.
Bravery is like lightning - it is instantaneous.
The daring of one brave man cannot take the fortress.
Avar

If you lose courage, you will lose everything.
Balkarskaya

The hero's grave is not in the cemetery.
Starting without fear is the same as winning.
A dog will bite a coward, even if he is on a horse.
Darginsky

Retreating in the face of inevitable defeat is not cowardice.
Ingush

If an eagle is at the head of a flock of birds, then the flight of the birds is likened to the flight of an eagle;
if at the head of a flock of crows, then he will only lead to carrion.
If the rider loses heart, then the horse will not gallop.
If your companion is a coward, don’t fight the bear.
Sometimes even a mouse is brave when there is a hole nearby.
Kabardian

Bravery is the ability to control not only a horse, but also oneself.
Lakskaya

If you met the enemy face to face, act boldly.
Lezginskaya

Where there are people, there is a hero.
Nogai

The powerless one scolds.
Fear will not save you from courage.
Ossetian

Cowardice is the companion of untruth.
Tabasaran

A coward is afraid of his shadow.
Circassian

Only war can fight back against war.
Chechen

THE RICH HEART HAS A RICH HOME
(ABOUT HUMAN ADVANTAGES)

A good person brings peace.
The world is beautiful with the sun, and man with education.
Abkhazian

Fame does not come on its own, it is won.
If you don't respect yourself, no one will respect you.
Abaza

The most beautiful clothing is modesty.
Better to have seen a lot than to have lived a lot.
It's better to be sure than to assume.
It's never too late to learn.
Adyghe

You can recognize a master by his things.
Avar

Those who have traveled have seen, those who have studied know.
If you have a head on your shoulders, you can get a hat.
He who knows how to take, knows how to give.
A man with a song is a horseman, but without it he is on foot.
Balkar

A good name is better than treasures.
Darginskaya

He who does not save a penny is not worth a penny.
He who thinks about the consequences cannot be brave.
Ingush

Conscience is stronger than the torment of hell.
It is easy to become a scientist; it is difficult to become a human being.
Kumyk

Rather than live without honor, it is better to die with honor.
He who does not live for others does not live for himself.
If a skillful fire starts, it will burn at the bottom of the sea,
but an incompetent one will take it on and will not catch fire even on land.
Lakskie

The gardener decorates the garden.
A generous person always has money in his pocket.
A woman is decorated with tenderness.
Lezginskie

Steel is tempered in fire, man is tempered in struggle and difficulties.
There is no shame in asking, it is a shame in stealing.
Truth is stronger than force.
Ossetian

It’s better to be thin in the wild than well-fed in a leash.
Let the dagger be wooden, as long as the heart is iron.
Rutulskie

There should be moderation in everything, even modesty.
Tatskaya

Fire will not burn a clean person, and water will not wash away a dirty person.
Beauty until the evening, and kindness forever.
The beauty looks good in an old dress.
It's hard to be good, but easy to be bad.
Chechen

AS ARE THE ROOT, SO ARE THE SHOOTS
(ABOUT FAMILY, PARENTS AND CHILDREN)

There is no such thing as a freak in your family.
In a large family, the crust of bread does not go stale.
Parents are for children, and children are for themselves.
There are only five fingers on the hand, but even those are equal - so are children.
You cannot raise a child with caresses alone.
Abkhazian

In a house where there is a lot of noise, there is little intelligence.
Whoever fails to protect his hearth, another will take over his hearth.
Abaza

Without a child there is no happiness in the family.
The wax is crushed while it is hot, the child is raised from childhood.
He who does not honor his elders is not worthy of honor.
The father's character will affect his son at least once a day.
Adyghe

Consult ten about your son's marriage, and a hundred about divorce.
Avar

Alone in the world - no problem. Bad children are the problem.
Don't just be your father's son, be the son of the people.
Balkarskaya

As are the roots, so are the shoots.
The family needs peace.
Darginsky

There is nothing better than a good wife, nothing worse than a bad wife: bad or good, but without one you cannot
make do.
Ingush

Because of a bad son, the father is scolded.
Kabardinskaya

The mother of the brave does not cry.
Children's children are sweeter than honey.
Kumyk

Mother is the support of the home.
A family without love is a tree without roots.
Work all your life day and night - you cannot compensate for your mother’s work.
Lakskie

A child must be raised while he is in the cradle, and a calf while he is on a leash.
The son will not become good just because the father is good.
Lezginskie

A house with children is a bazaar, a house without children is a grave.
The son is a monument to his father.
Nogai

What you do for your father, your son will do for you.
Ossetian

Love is cemented by children.
Rutulskaya

If you want to marry a girl, first meet her mother.
Tatskaya

A hardworking son is a mother's joy, a lazy son is a mother's tears.
Circassian

Don't doubt your mother and father.
Shapsugskaya

A WORD FROM YOUR TONGUE LIKE A BULLET FROM A RIFLE...
(LANGUAGE AND WORD)

Native language - affectionate mother.
Mother tongue is medicine.
Those who have a long tongue have little strength.
Speak your word to someone who appreciates it.
The tongue brings glory and glory.
What happened to me was done by my tongue.
A snake can change its skin, but its tongue never.
Abkhazian

Today you lie, tomorrow they won’t believe you.
A tongue without bones - whatever you force, it will say everything.
Abaza

It's easy to say, difficult to do.
What people say is true.
Adyghe

A bullet will kill one, a word will kill ten.
Avar

If you want to save your head, don’t use your tongue.
Darginskaya

Although it is good to talk a lot, it is even better to remain silent.
The weak have a long tongue.
Don’t take a chatterbox out fishing either.
Ingush

What is wounded by a saber will heal again, but what is wounded by the tongue will not heal.
What passes through one mouth passes through a hundred.
Kabardian

The tongue of a chatterbox beats a chatterbox.
The tongue has no bones, but it breaks bones.
Kumyk

In one word you can’t crush a mosquito.
Karachaevskaya

A kind word and a naked saber will be sheathed.
Eat sheep's tongue, but beware of human tongue.
Lakskie

A wise word is the best wealth.
Nogai

What they don’t ask you about, don’t talk much about it.
The word rolls off the tongue like a bullet from a rifle: you won’t catch it.
A kind word is the door to the soul.
Ossetian

The tongue makes gold, the tongue makes dirt.
Rutulskaya

One good word and the stone will become kinder.
Tabasaran

A flattering word will bring a snake out of its hole.
Circassian

The word, until it jumps out through your lips - your slave, jumps out - you are his slave.
Chechen

He who speaks well speaks briefly.
Shapsugskaya

WHO SOWS EVIL, REAPS REPENTANCE
(ABOUT VICES AND DISADVANTAGES)

A stingy person can be smart and talented, but he cannot be charming.
The one who stole a buffalo and the one who stole a needle are both thieves.
“If I don’t eat, I can’t work; if I eat, I feel sleepy,” said the quitter.
If a smart person makes a mistake, they think that he says it on purpose.
Abkhazian

Envious - unhappy.
He who does not know what to do lights a lamp during the day.
Having done evil, do not expect good.
If you don’t point out your shortcomings to your wife, she will find them in you.
Abaza

Whoever does not see you while you are sitting will not see you when you stand up.
A fool talks about himself when no one asks him.
Adyghe

In the arable land of dreams, only donkey dung grows.
Avar

He who cannot do it himself judges the work more strictly.
I sat down with the bad one at the table - don’t wait, cut off the floor and leave.
Balkar

He gave the mullah his hand and checked the ring to see if the stone was intact.
The wind knocks down a lonely tree easier.
Darginsky

Wine brings out the rust in a person.
A house where people don't visit is an unhappy house.
Lakskie

The wrong person constantly makes excuses for everything.
Good clothes will not make an evil person good.
Ossetian

There is no good in an unfriendly family.
When they said: “Let’s go destroy bad people,” the worst one began to sharpen his dagger.
Ingush

He who flatters in the eyes scolds behind the eyes.
Kabardinskaya

Conceit is a mountain next to stupidity.
Rutulskaya

When a guest comes to the house, do not look at the clock.
He is not a friend who brings pain to the heart.
Tat

One dirty lamb spoils the whole flock.
Tabacapanskaya

A lazy person is always going to do something.
Chechen

Living for yourself is not life.
He who has been afraid once, will be afraid again.
He who sows evil reaps repentance.
Shapsugsky

WHERE THERE ARE NO GOOD OLD PEOPLE, THERE ARE NO GOOD YOUTH
(ABOUT HEALTH, YOUTH AND OLD AGE)

Those who spent their youth in idleness will repent in old age.
If you have a son in old age, you won’t be able to raise him.
The best medicine is moderation in everything.
The young live with hopes, the old with memories.
The mood in the minds of the young is the character of the next generation.
The young are strong in strength, the old are strong in intelligence.
Abkhazian

Where there are no good old people, there are no good young people.
Sometimes an old tree stands, but a young tree falls.
Adyghe

Even a decrepit lion will not become a fox.
If others were rich, I would be healthy.
Avar

Old age is a chair for illnesses.
Don't talk about a headache to someone who doesn't have a headache.
Kabardian

Kabardinskaya

Youth is like a diamond, lost and never found.
Disease with dirt is friendship.
Lakskie

There is no death for the people.
Lezginskaya

Old age begins when courage dies.
Ossetian

Praise the old, but take the young.
Circassian

Willingness to be treated is the beginning of healing.
Shapsugskaya

MOUNTAIN PEOPLES OF THE CAUCASUS ADVISE...

First, see who is listening to you, and then start your speech.
Stretch your legs while looking at your blanket.
Don't fight with the boatman when crossing the river.
Do not put a young man who has fallen off a donkey onto a horse.
Rather than sit in vain, it is better to walk in vain.
When choosing a bride, do not consult a bachelor.
Fear not the court anymore, but the judge.
Abkhazian

Do not share the meat of an unkilled bear.
Hoping for what lies in the grass, do not throw away what is in your hands.
Don't play with fire and don't trust water.
Don't wake a sleeping bear.
Abaza

In the forest and in the dark, do not tell your secret.
During haymaking time, remember about the snow storm.
Go for knowledge, wherever it is.
Adyghe

While the hare is in the bushes, do not put the boiler on fire.
Avar

Whoever crossed the river has no need to be afraid of dew.
Balkar

It is easier to pick nettles with someone else's hands.
If you break a snake's head, its tail will calm down on its own.
Darginsky

If time doesn't follow you, follow time yourself.
Kumyk

If you put your finger in the enemy's mouth, you will be left without a finger.
You can’t catch up even on a good horse, something that’s not there.
Anyone who has not been sick does not know the value of health.
Karachaevskie

Don't put your finger in the wolf's mouth.
People do not throw stones into the spring from which they drink water.
The snake must be killed before it turns into a dragon.
First tie the donkey, and then entrust it to God.
What needs to be done today, don’t put it off until tomorrow. What you are going to eat today, leave for tomorrow.
Lakskie

If you're alone on the road, turn your eyes to the back of your head.
Better your own donkey than someone else's horse.
After killing a snake, do not leave the baby snake.
Wanting does not mean holding the world in the palm of your hand.
You can't take two skins off one sheep.
Lezginskie

Don’t rely on the water, don’t trust the enemy.
He who fell himself should not cry.
Nogai

You run forward, look back.
The foal is selected based on its mother.
And on a sunny day, don’t leave your burqa behind.
The key is matched to the lock, not the lock to the key.
If you don't get into the water, you won't learn to swim.
He who aims at two will not hit either.
Ossetian

Better soup today than porridge tomorrow.
Don't think that the quiet forest is empty, there might be a tiger hiding there.
Tabasaran

Don't look for a large number of cattle, but look for a good breed.
Don’t take stock when you set out on a journey, but take stock when you return from the road.
Chechen

Don't laugh at those who tripped before you.
Do the job first, and then be proud.
Shapsugsky

THE MOUNTAIN PEOPLES OF THE CAUCASUS ARE CONVINCED THAT...

Man is not fit to be his own judge.
A liar will always find something to say.
A good person brings peace.
The hand knows where the mouth is.
And a fool sometimes speaks the truth.
A person does not value what he has.
What a blind man desires is an eye.
He who is not useful to himself is also useless to others.
Abkhazian

A slacker is worse than a scarecrow; at least a scarecrow scares the animals.
If you fall into the water, you won't come out dry.
There are many insects in standing water.
Two bears cannot live in the same den.
He who has not eaten bitter food will not recognize sweetness.
Until you untie the wineskin, you won’t know what’s in it.
Abaza

The snake is killed for its sting.
Anyone who gets burned on milk blows on yogurt.
Adyghe

The mountain does not need the mountain, and man cannot exist without man.
Ask: “Will you eat?” - the same as saying: “Don’t eat!”
Avar

A broken jug won't hold water.
And the one who sinned in secret clearly gives birth.
Near gold and iron shines.
It is not the one who said “jump” who breaks his leg, but the one who jumped.
If the heart does not see, then the eyes are holes.
Darginsky

Fire can be kindled by fire.
An apple that is picked will not grow back.
Ingush

If a person is unlucky, he will even break his teeth on hominy.
No matter how hungry a wolf is, he will not touch a sheep near his lair.
When there is little food, the calf eats a lot.
Not saving and not having are the same thing.
A secret known to three is no longer a secret.
Kabardian

One tree is not a garden, one stone is not a wall.
A pockmarked or brown pig is still a pig.
Kumyk

The eagle circles where the meat is.
Karachaevskaya

War kills a son, not gives birth.
Where there is water, there can be ice.
Every bird loves its nest.
Gold settles at the bottom of patience.
Without seeing the bad, you cannot appreciate the good.
No matter how much you shout: “Honey! Honey!” - it won't be sweet in your mouth.
He who doesn't have a shovel doesn't have a garden.
Lakskie

There are no continuous rains and clouds.
Lezginskaya

Deep water flows without noise.
Nogai

The one carried away by the storm grabs a bush.
Rutulskaya

There will be a wedding - woe to the hen, there will be a wake - woe to the hen again.
I came to the bathhouse and had to sweat.
Tat

A searching dog will find either a bone or a stick.
The required stone is not heavy.
Tabasaran

What is not in the cup will not pour out of the cup.
Circassian

If you eat a lot, the honey becomes bitter.
Realized poverty is better than hopelessly expected wealth.
It is better to die as a rooster than to live as a chicken.
When you feel sleepy, you don’t choose a pillow; When you fall in love, you don’t choose beauty.
Chechen

You can't dance to just any music.
Gunpowder and fire are enemies.
When there are many shepherds, the sheep die.
Shapsugskys.

AND THE MOUNTAIN PEOPLE SAY...

Even if I wash the crow with soap, it will still remain black.
A familiar curve is shorter than an unfamiliar straight path.
A chicken can only lay an egg.
Wherever the fox goes, the tail follows.
Meowing, the cat will not understand the mouse.
It's easy to go to prison, but difficult to get out.
Fear an evil woman more than an evil man.
Abkhazian

The road to truth is wide.
Although it is easy to destroy, it is difficult to restore.
The downpour passes quickly, but the light rain lasts longer.
One rotten pear will rot a hundred pears.
What one person cannot do, two can do.
Abaza

When asked: "Whose head is more beautiful?" - The turtle stuck out its head.
If you go into a burdock, you'll pick up burrs.
What is pleasing to the soul is beautiful to the eyes.
The one standing on the shore is a skilled rower.
The only one who never got thrown off his horse was the one who never sat on it.
If you feel sorry for the enemy, you will be wounded.
It happens that you kick it away with your foot, and then pick it up with your teeth.
Don't look the horse your friend gave you in the mouth.
Two watermelons together do not fit under an armpit.
Besides death, there is a cure for everything.
Adyghe

Whoever finds the ascent will also find the descent.
Hunger has no shame, wealth - I will hold back.
Without wind, the feather grass will not move.
Avar

If you warm a snake on your chest, it will bite your chest.
It’s not difficult to throw a pebble, but if you don’t have the skill, you’ll hit it in the neck...
Balkar

Only fire makes iron soft.
What is done with ten blows is ruined by one.
A submissive sheep is milked three times.
After the car breaks down, there are countless people willing to show you the way.
From lying for a long time, the dough becomes crusty.
Darginsky

One spark burned the village.
The apple tree will only give birth to an apple.
The wolf, having grown old, hunts for grasshoppers.
A bottomless tub will not be filled with water, without grief in the heart it will not cry, without a cloud in the sky there will be no rain.
will do.
Ingush

Where the head goes, the tail goes; if you follow a crow, you will come to a carrion.
Better a tip than nothing.
The lame dog does not limp for long: until he notices the wolf.
The house and everything in the house burned down: he called people, but they didn’t believe him.
Untracked game is not killed.
There is nothing secret that would not become obvious.
Fox fur is the fox's enemy.
The ox is visible along the calf.
Kabardian

The raven calls its young white, and the hedgehog calls it soft.
Let the whole world be in the water - why should a duck grieve?
The taker is more generous than the giver - he returns.
How does a donkey know the benefits of a feather bed?
Kumyk

The snow is white and beautiful, but people trample it.
Karachaevskie

Light is provided only by the light bulb that is lit at home.
A donkey will not become a goitered gazelle by running fast.
There is no fish that cannot swim.
He who eats salt drinks water.
Life is like salt water: the more you drink, the more thirsty you become.
If shouting could do anything, a donkey would build seven houses every day.
Lakskie

It is enough for a good horse to show the whip.
On a moonless night, the stars sparkle brighter.
If a cat had wings, sparrows would not live.
Because the herd is delayed, the evening will not linger.
And flowers grow in the landfill.
An overly zealous horse gets tired quickly.
There is no onion in the world that smells like apples.
If you run towards the smell of barbecue, you will find yourself where donkeys are branded.
Lezginskie

If you cut off a wolf's tail, it will not become a dog.
Where the front wheels go, the rear wheels will not get stuck.
Where there is carrion there is a raven, where there is a dead person there is a mullah.
Nogai

In the dark, even a weak light shines far away.
All people live under the same sky.
Two dewdrops are not alike.
If a person does not have his own wings, he cannot become winged with others.
If you leave a bull with donkeys, he will either become a donkey or learn to kick.
The fruit ripens in due time.
Put a pig on the threshing floor, it will reach the top.
If the hawk takes away one chicken, it will come back for another.
Even if you saddle a donkey, it will still remain a donkey.
Ossetian

A mouse cub gnaws at a bag, a wolf cub tears at a sheep.
Rutulskaya

No one knows when the buffalo calves, but when the hen lays an egg, hundreds of neighbors hear.
A horseman does not know the thoughts of a man on foot.
Tat

A baby duck already knows water in its egg.
A stone rolling down a mountain stops only in a ravine.
Tabasaran

The dog is afraid of its tail.
Circassian

The water is cleaner at the source.
Sometimes a cart is loaded onto a boat, sometimes a boat is loaded onto a cart.
If you cook for three, even the fourth will be satisfied.
If you don’t want war, strengthen your circle (environment).
And the dog will swim when the water comes under its tail.
And the wind shakes the tall plane tree, and bad things will be said about the good fellow.
When they asked the hare what was good, the hare answered: to see the dog before it saw you.
He who did not sympathize with someone else's misfortune did not rejoice in his own happiness.
When death threatens, and the mouse bites.
Take your time and don't forget.
Chechen

Go to another with the truth as to your own home.
Don't envy, you won't know sadness.
Anyone who falls from a horse blames the girth.
A bad travel companion and a bad weapon are one and the same thing.
What the wife knows is no secret.
Shapsugsky

(Scanning, proofreading - Abkhaz Internet Library.)

When it comes to proverbs and sayings, we do not always distinguish one from the other. A proverb is a short and logically complete expression that contains edification or morality. A saying is a laconic combination of several words that aptly characterizes a phenomenon and is easily replaced with other words. Examples of sayings: “beat the buck”, “the cat cried”, “rack your brains”, “waste money”, “make mountains out of molehills”. But in our material we will talk specifically about proverbs.

Proverbs have been formed over centuries and contain worldly wisdom and the experience of generations. They are instructive and contain undeniable facts. We come across Russian folk proverbs regularly, but we hear the sayings of the peoples of the Caucasus much less often. The reason is that expressions most often become widely popular only among their own nation - during translation, some of the subtleties of the language are lost and the original meaning is lost.

We have selected the most famous Caucasian proverbs. Some of them have something in common among different nations.

About courage and cowardice

“If you lose courage, you will lose everything”
Balkarskaya

"A hero dies once, a coward dies a hundred times"
Avar

“Courage is like lightning - it is instantaneous”
Avar

“Whoever thinks about consequences cannot be brave”
Vainakhskaya

“Courage is the ability to control not only a horse, but also oneself”
Lakskaya

“Retreating in the face of inevitable defeat is not cowardice.”
Ingush

“If the rider loses heart, then the horse will not gallop.”
Adyghe

“Starting without fear is the same as winning »
Dagestan

“What the coward lost, the hero finds”
Lakskaya

“To a coward, a cat seems like a lion”
Azerbaijani

About work and laziness

“Without working, you cannot achieve your dreams”
Karachaevskaya

“Before you bake bread, you need to knead it.”
Abkhazian

“Rather than sit for nothing, it is better to work for nothing”
Georgian

“What is not earned by one’s own labor seems frivolous”
Chechen

“The diligent man’s blood flows, but the lazy man’s blood runs cold.”
Abaza

« A lazy person is always thinking »
Azerbaijani

About love and beauty

“If the heart does not look, then the eyes do not see”
Adyghe

“What is stored in the heart will be reflected on the face”
Abkhazian

“He who is beloved is beautiful”
Kabardinskaya

“A family without love is a tree without roots”
Lakskaya

“When the heart is blind, the eyes cannot see”
Ossetian

“A mother’s anger is like snow: it falls a lot, but melts quickly.”
Ingush

“It’s easier to stop the rain than a girl getting married”
Abkhazian

« Where there is no love, there is no joy »
Georgian

About good and evil

“It is not so much that the owner needs good, but that good needs the owner.”
Lakskaya

“The smart one is not the one who knows what is good and what is evil, but the one who chooses the lesser evil.”
Shapsugskaya

"The evil one and the one who is good only for himself"
Georgian

“Beauty until evening, kindness until death”
Vainakhskaya

“Do no evil - you will not know fear”
Darginskaya

About intelligence and stupidity

“Where there is a lot of noise, there is little intelligence”
Adyghe

“A smart person listens more than he talks”
Ossetian

“Intemperance is stupidity, patience is intelligence”
Chechen

“And a fool is smart while he is silent”
Adyghe

“Wisdom has limits, stupidity has no limits”
Shapsugskaya

“Strive not to conquer the world, but its knowledge”
Ossetian

“He who has lived not much knows much, but he who has seen much”
Avar

« One mind is enough for two fools »
Armenian

« Too smart is the brother of the madman »
Armenian

« Intelligence is not in years, but in the head »
Azerbaijani

About the advantages and disadvantages

“One has strong shoulders, the other has prayers”
Karachaevskaya

“A girl without proper upbringing is like a dish without salt »
Karachaevskaya

“He who has a strong hand will defeat one, and he who is strong in mind will defeat a thousand.”
Karachaevskaya

"The most beautiful clothing is modesty"
Adyghe

“Steel is tempered in fire, man is tempered in struggle and difficulties”
Ossetian

“He who has many shortcomings can easily find them in others”
Adyghe

About truth and rightness

"Truth is stronger than might"
Ossetian

“The lame truth will overtake lies”
Abkhazian

"If you are right, you are strong"
Adyghe

“Whoever speaks the truth must have a horse ready at the door and one foot in the stirrup.”
Armenian

“What I saw is true, what I heard is a lie”
Avar

“Falsehood is better for a while, but truth is forever”
Chechen

About the essentials

“A person needs three things in life: patience, a sweet tongue and the ability to keep a secret.”
Vainakhskaya

“You can’t make pilaf from a dream: you need butter and rice”
Lakskaya

“Giving birth to a son is not a feat, raising him is a feat”
Tabasaran

About life

"Deep water flows without noise"
Nogai

“The snow is white and beautiful, but people trample it”
Karachaevskaya

“It wasn’t so much rain as it was thunder”
Georgian

“On a moonless night the stars sparkle brighter”
Lezginskaya

“He who speaks well speaks briefly”
Shapsugskaya

“The bear is offended by the forest, but the forest doesn’t even know”
Armenian

“The sun is also far away, but it’s warming”
Ossetian

“The border of art is not born”
Ossetian

« Arrogance devalues ​​beauty »
Adyghe proverb

Instructions from the Highlanders

“The word, until it jumps out through your lips, is your slave; until it jumps out, you are his slave.”
Chechen

“Don’t trust the quiet one, don’t be afraid of the fast one.” »
Vainakhskaya

“When on a ship, do not argue with the shipowner”
Avar

“Do not scold or praise someone who has not been tested by you either in business or on the road.”
Adyghe

“The mother praises the girl - leave her, run; neighbor praises - grab it, run"
Armenian

"Knock on seven doors so that one opens"
Armenian

“Don’t talk about a headache to someone who hasn’t had a headache.”
Kabardinskaya

“Whatever bridge you build, that’s the one you’ll cross over.”
Darginskaya

“Stains will come off the cauldron, but not on the conscience”
Azerbaijani

“The wounded by the sword will be cured, in a word - never”
Azerbaijani

Many Caucasian proverbs are difficult to translate into Russian. For example, the Karachay proverb“Ozgan jangurnu jamchy blah surme” when translated literally it sounds like this:“Don’t drive away the rain that has passed with a burka” . But when translated into literary language it will turn out:“They don’t wave their fists after a fight.”

Mariam Tambieva