Besedilo (Lyrics)
Celotno besedilo pesmi »Dobro jutro, stric Pondeljek« z angleškim prevodom.
Dobro jutro, stric Pondeljek, Boter Torek je že vstal! Prav zares, soseda Sreda, dobro se je nasmrčal. Pa je prišel ponj Četrtek, k botru Petku sta odšla, na križišču sredi pota se pridruži še Sobota, saj je danes dan veselja, v vas prispe gospa Nedelja.
#Dobro jutro, stric Pondeljek, Boter Torek je že vstal! Prav zares, soseda Sreda, dobro se je nasmrčal. Pa je prišel ponj Četrtek, k botru Petku sta odšla, na križišču sredi pota se pridruži še Sobota, ta pripelje še mesarja, da zakoljejo komarja, saj bo jutri dan veselja, v vas prispe gospa Nedelja.
#English translation
Good morning, Uncle Monday, Godfather Tuesday is already up! Indeed, neighbour Wednesday has snored his fill. Then Thursday came to fetch him, off they went to Godfather Friday, at the crossroads halfway along Saturday joins them too, for today is a day of joy: Lady Sunday arrives in the village. Good morning, Uncle Monday, Godfather Tuesday is already up! Indeed, neighbour Wednesday has snored his fill. Then Thursday came to fetch him, off they went to Godfather Friday, at the crossroads halfway along Saturday joins them too, and brings a butcher along to slaughter a mosquito, for tomorrow is a day of joy: Lady Sunday arrives in the village.
#Dobro jutro, stric Pondeljek at a glance
- Country of origin
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Sung in
- Slovenian
- Words by
- Albert Širok
- First known
- poem "Dnevi v tednu" by Albert Širok
- Best for ages
- 2–7
- Mood
- playful, traditional
- Last updated
- 25 July 2026
Meaning and origin
This is a teaching poem in disguise — a delightful way to learn the days of the week. Instead of a dry list, it turns each day into a character in a little village world: Monday is an uncle, Tuesday a godfather, Wednesday a neighbour who has “snored his fill”, and so on. One by one they fetch each other along the road — Thursday collects Wednesday, they call on Friday, Saturday joins at the crossroads — all building toward the arrival, on the day of joy, of the grandest character of all: Lady Sunday.
Because the days come in order and each leads to the next, a child learns the shape of the week almost without noticing. The poem is by the Slovenian writer Albert Širok, under the title Dnevi v tednu (“Days of the Week”), and its second version adds a wonderful flourish of nonsense — Saturday brings a butcher to “slaughter a mosquito” for the feast — that makes the coming of Sunday feel like a celebration worth the whole week’s preparation. It remains a favourite in Slovenian kindergartens for exactly the reason it was written: it makes the calendar into a story.
Common questions
- What is "Dobro jutro, stric Pondeljek" about?
- The days of the week, made into a little family of characters. Monday is an uncle, Tuesday a godfather, Wednesday a neighbour who has "snored his fill", and so on through the week, each fetching the next along the road — until, on the day of joy, Lady Sunday arrives in the village. It is a poem designed to teach children the order of the week.
- Who wrote "Dobro jutro, stric Pondeljek"?
- The Slovenian writer Albert Širok, under the title "Dnevi v tednu" ("Days of the Week"). It is widely used in Slovenian kindergartens as a fun way to learn the days.
- What's the joke about the mosquito?
- In the second version, Saturday brings along a butcher to "slaughter a mosquito" for the feast — a piece of playful nonsense that makes the coming of Sunday feel like a grand celebration worth preparing for.
