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What does “Amor Non Conosce Travaglio” mean in Italian?

This is an Italian saying that literally means love does not know work.

The Italian vocabulary in this saying:

Amor, which is shortened for amore means love, similar to feeling amorous. Italians will sometimes shorten the ending of words in proverbs, sayings, etc. when they want to create emphasis or distinction.

The meaning of travaglio in Italian is work. The “gl” sound in this word would be similar to the “ll” sound that we pronounce in the English word million.

Lavorare is also a similar word in Italian which means to work or labor.

Sicilian Dialect: In Sicilian, they would pronounce the word travaglio as “travaghio” or “travaghiare” where the “gh” sound takes on a similar sound as “g” as in gut followed by a “y” as in yes in English. It is more of a guttural sound.

Some better translations for this Italian proverb, however, would be similar to the ones below:

Love never tires

Love knows no fatigue

Love knows no distress

Love has no limits

When it comes to occupations or what people do for a living, we have a similar saying in English:

Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life!