You swap black daag fi monkey.
Translation: You have traded a black dog for a monkey!
What does this mean? This mean that you have traded one problem for another. In Island and some other folklore, a black dog is bad luck or some such connotation. A monkey is a symbol of something problematic, hence the phrase "monkeying around".
Application: This proverb is most often used in conversations around relationships, be it love, work or play. For instance, A boss may have fired an employee and hired someone who looked promising during the interview process but no sooner the employment commenced signs of another problem or challenge began to rear it's head. So, when his buddy enquired how the new hire was working out the boss hissed his teeth and exclaimed, "boy, mi no know sah, me tink me jus swap black daag fi monkey"!
Walk good,
MissSam
November 10, 2014
