On 13/04/15 14:27, Graham P Davis wrote:
On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:44:48 +0100
Asha Santon wrote:

On 13/04/15 12:30, Scott W wrote:
Which begs the question 'where did the saying come from?'. I'm sure
there's a botanical reason.

http://www.nottinghampost.com/Tim-Se...ail/story.html

http://www.theweatherclub.org.uk/fea...re-oak-and-ash

DuckDuckGo is your friend.

I have to say that I've never heard of this proverb and a quick check
around suggests I don't know anyone who has either.


It used to be a well-known saying but may have gone out of fashion,
perhaps like this one about the cuckoo:

Cuckoo, cuckoo, what do you do?
In April I open my bill;
In May I sing all day;
In June I change my tune;
In July away I fly;
In August away I must.


Must confess I'd not heard of Paul Simon's version:

April Come She Will
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Again I've never heard the proverb about the cuckoo but have heard the
Paul Simon song many times as it's just a teensy bit famous. The song is
of course about a girl rather than a tweety but was no doubt inspired by
the seasons. I seem to recall it was said to be about the Swallow rather
than the Cuckoo ... can't recall where I heard that ... my mums probably.

The only references to cuckoos I know is:
Sumer is icumen in, loudly sing cucu ...
It's even more famous and features in the finale of my mum's favourite film.

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