# Biba leze

"Biba leze" ("The Little Bug Crawls") is a dreamy Slovenian folk children's rhyme about a tiny crawling creature journeying to a magical mountain of honey-gardens, cake-trees and milk springs, where no one else can go.

## At a glance

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|---|---|
| Country of origin | Slovenia |
| Sung in | Slovenian |
| Words by | Traditional |
| First known | Slovenian folk children's rhyme; author unknown |
| Best for ages | 2–7 |
| Mood | lullaby, traditional |
| Page | https://littlesongbook.com/songs/biba-leze/ |

## Lyrics

### Verse 1 (sl)

Biba leze, biba gre,
da bi prišla do gore,
do gore, do biser vode,
kamor nihče drug ne more.
Pod goro je vrt meden,
biba leze, da bo njen,
po drevesih so kolači,
med cedi se po pogači.

### Verse 2 (sl)

Iz studenca mleko teče,
kar želi si vsak naj reče,
biba se vode napila,
pravo pot je zgrešila.

### English translation (en)

The little bug crawls, the little bug goes,
to reach the mountain,
to the mountain, to the pearl water,
where no one else can go.
Below the mountain is a garden of honey,
the little bug crawls, so it will be hers,
on the trees hang cakes,
honey drips over the flatbread.

From the spring flows milk,
let everyone wish for what they like,
the little bug drank the water
and lost the right way.

## Common questions

**What is "Biba leze" about?**

A tiny crawling creature — a "biba" — on a magical journey. It creeps toward a mountain of "pearl water" where no one else can go; below the mountain is a honey garden, cakes hang on the trees, and honey drips over the flatbread. At a milk spring, everyone may wish for what they like — but the biba, having drunk, loses its way. It is a dreamy, almost lullaby-like fantasy of plenty.

**What is a "biba"?**

"Biba" is a Slovenian nursery word for a tiny crawling thing — a little bug, or affectionately a crawling baby. Here it is the small hero creeping off toward a land made of sweets.

**Where is "Biba leze" from?**

It is a Slovenian folk children's rhyme with no single reliably recorded author, gathered among the traditional nursery songs and often sung softly, close to a lullaby.

## Sources

- [Slovenske narodne pesmi — Biba leze, biba gre](https://narodne-pesmi.si/pesmi/otroske-pesmi-izvedbe/biba-leze-biba-gre/)