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Jamaican Proverbs - “To Di Worl”
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May 4
Fire deh a mus-mus tail him t’ink a cool breeze
Translation: Fire is behind the mouse and he thinks it is a cool breeze
Meaning: You can sometimes be oblivious that your action is arousing wrath, as you do wrong and think it right
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robert said on January 12th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
fire de a mus mus tail im tink a cool breeze
this means that sometimes a young person by their actions endangers themselves, but from inexperience, believes that the reaction to what they are doing is encouragement
I believe this to be a more complete interpretation
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Cherryl said on January 23rd, 2010 at 12:40 am
Great translation Robert!
