The knee feels the tapping.
More Samoan Proverbs:
Blessed is the moon; it goes but it comes back again.
Samoan
Your highness's blow cannot be parried.
Samoan
From the direction of the wind.
Samoan
The grasshopper flies about, but the kingfisher watches him.
Samoan
The person who has burned their fingers often asks for tongs.
Samoan