μία χελιδὼν ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ
From LSJ
ἐὰν ταῖς γλώσσαις τῶν ἀνθρώπων λαλῶ καὶ τῶν ἀγγέλων, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, γέγονα χαλκὸς ἠχῶν ἢ κύμβαλον ἀλαλάζον → though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels and have not charity I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal
Translations
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Armenian | մի ծաղկով գարուն չի գա |
| Bulgarian | една птичка пролет не прави |
| Chinese Mandarin | 燕不成夏, 孤燕不成夏, 獨燕不成夏 |
| Czech | jedna vlaštovka jaro nedělá |
| Dutch | één zwaluw maakt de lente niet, een zwaluw maakt nog geen lente, een zwaluw maakt nog geen zomer, één zwaluw maakt de lente niet |
| English | one swallow does not a summer make, one swallow does not a spring make, one swallow does not make a spring, one swallow does not make a summer, one swallow doesn't a spring make, one swallow doesn't a summer make, one swallow doesn't make a spring, one swallow doesn't make a summer |
| Esperanto | unu kukolo printempon ne venigas |
| Finnish | ei yksi pääsky kesää tee |
| French | une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps |
| Galician | unha anduriña soa non fai verán |
| Georgian | ერთი ენძელა გაზაფხულს ვერ მოიყვანს |
| German | eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer einmal ist keinmal |
| Greek | ένα χελιδόνι δεν φέρνει την άνοιξη, ένας κούκος δε φέρνει την άνοιξη |
| Ancient Greek | μία χελιδὼν ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ |
| Hungarian | egy fecske nem csinál nyarat |
| Italian | una rondine non fa primavera |
| Korean | 한 마리의 제비가 왔다고 봄이 온 것은 아니다 |
| Norwegian Bokmål | en svale gjør ingen sommer |
| Nynorsk | ei svale gjer ingen sommar |
| Polish | jedna jaskółka wiosny nie czyni |
| Portuguese | uma andorinha só não faz verão |
| Romanian | cu o floare nu se face primăvară |
| Russian | первая ласточка весны не делает, одна ласточка не делает весны |
| Scottish Gaelic | cha dèan aon smeòrach samhradh |
| Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic | једна ласта не чини прољеће |
| Roman | jedna lasta ne čini proljeće |
| Spanish | una sola golondrina no hace el verano |
| Swedish | en svala gör ingen sommar |
| Vietnamese | một con nhạn không làm nên mùa xuân, một con én không làm nên mùa xuân |
| Welsh | un wennol ni wna wanwyn |
