after Jheronimus Bosch
Do ès ne piepel öt zè gat gevloge
Someone has unexpectedly turned very friendly, like an ugly caterpillar suddenly becoming a butterfly. Don't trust it too much: there is usually a reason.
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Masterpieces in Paal dialect
Twelve sayings in Buitings, the dialect of Paal in Belgium, each pictured in the style of an old master. Made for Heritage Day 2026, now available as prints. Every work comes with its own song and video.
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after the Flemish Primitives
Makt t'r gienen hèllegendag van
Don't make a fuss, don't overdo it. Curiously, Flemish painters also called an unfinished part of a painting a 'holy day'.
after an etching by Pieter Bruegel (The Rabbit Hunt)
Ne kemel skéite
To make a blunder, to be way off the mark. Perhaps a memory of old archery contests, where the worst shot received a mocking prize.
after Leonardo da Vinci
Ze hit het wier in hur krolle
She's in one of her moods again and won't be talked round. Probably related to a cat in heat: there's no reasoning with that either.
after Peter Paul Rubens
As 't oankomt op 't sköpskère
When it really comes down to it. Shearing sheep took strength, skill and stamina: big talkers often fell short at that point.
after Jan Steen
In zè gat gebete
To feel offended, to have your toes stepped on. We won't say who did the biting, but Jan Steen's little dog is a likely suspect.
after Vincent van Gogh
Alle hónsgezèèk
Every five minutes, all the time. Literally: as often as a dog marking its territory.
after Constant Permeke
Ne stamp ónner ur hol
To send someone packing with a good kick. A short and effective farewell.
after Gustav Klimt
Ne hoeplepan make
To do a somersault. Every village has its own word for it: pumpelepamp in Zichem, hoemplappa in Heusden, piepelepoa in Houthalen.
after James Ensor
Ö vöel blad hemme
To have a wicked tongue, to love gossip. The 'leaf' stands for the tongue here, and a dirty one is perfect for backbiting.
after Gust De Smet
Kort ingehange
Short-tempered, quick to snap. A vicious dog used to be kept on a short chain. Owners often look like their dogs, by the way.
after Flemish Expressionism
Grellig van hurren tak make
To fly into a rage. Like magpies squabbling loudly on their branch: better to clear off when that happens.
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