Besedilo (Lyrics)
Celotno besedilo pesmi »Dedek Mraz« z angleškim prevodom.
Siva kučma, bela brada, topel kožuh, zvrhan koš.
#(2x) Joj, že prišel je med nas stari, dobri dedek Mraz.
#Rdeče žoge, knjige, zvezki, punčke, sanke in še kaj.
#(2x) Joj, že prišel je med nas stari, dobri dedek Mraz.
#English translation
A grey fur cap, a white beard, a warm fur coat, a heaped basket. (×2) Oh, he has come among us now, old, good Grandfather Frost. Red balls, books and notebooks, dolls, sledges and more besides. (×2) Oh, he has come among us now, old, good Grandfather Frost.
#Dedek Mraz at a glance
- Country of origin
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Sung in
- Slovenian
- Words by
- Janez Bitenc
- First known
- by Janez Bitenc (published 1957)
- Best for ages
- 2–7
- Mood
- playful, traditional
- Last updated
- 25 July 2026
Meaning and origin
This is Slovenia’s great winter arrival song, sung every December to welcome Dedek Mraz — Grandfather Frost, the Slovenian gift-bringer. It paints him in a few quick strokes: a grey fur cap (a kučma), a white beard, a warm fur coat, and a basket heaped to the brim — and then bursts into the joyful refrain that “old, good Grandfather Frost has come among us.” The presents tumble out of the second verse: red balls, books and notebooks, dolls, sledges, and more besides.
It was written by Janez Bitenc, the beloved Slovenian composer of children’s songs whose tunes nearly every child in the country knows by heart, and it appeared in a collection back in 1957. Simple, warm and instantly singable, it has become inseparable from the Slovenian New Year — the song that, more than any other, means the good old man with the grey cap is on his way.
Common questions
- What is "Siva kučma, bela brada" about?
- The arrival of Dedek Mraz, "Grandfather Frost". He comes with a grey fur cap (kučma), a white beard, a warm fur coat and a heaped basket — and the refrain rejoices that "old, good Grandfather Frost has come among us", bringing red balls, books and notebooks, dolls, sledges and more.
- Who is Dedek Mraz?
- A Slovenian winter gift-bringer, a counterpart to Father Christmas, who traditionally brings presents to children around New Year. This song is one of the best-known about him.
- Who wrote "Dedek Mraz"?
- The Slovenian children's composer Janez Bitenc, whose songs nearly every Slovenian child knows. This one appeared in a 1957 collection and has been a December favourite ever since.
