proverb · Words worth keeping
Rain foretold, long last,short notice, soon will pass.
Rain foretold, long last,short notice, soon will pass.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The saying connects early notice of rain with a long duration and short notice with a brief shower. It makes warning time predict persistence.
What the words are saying
The repeated long and short create an easy comparison without defining their lengths. The supplied sneaking-up image illustrates surprise rather than verifying the rule. A useful reading distinguishes how early rain was anticipated from how long it actually lasts.
Everyday example
A reader compares a forecast’s lead time with the separate record of an event’s duration.
When to use it
Use it to examine a notice-duration claim as lore.
What it does not mean
No measured relationship between advance notice and rain duration is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided proverb reference
Supplied reference A; unit 615; PDF page 89
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.