Besedilo (Lyrics)
Celotno besedilo pesmi »Jaz pa pojdem na Gorenjsko« z angleškim prevodom.
Jaz pa pojdem na Gorenjsko, gor na gornje Štajersko.
#Nihče drug ne pojde z mano kakor drobna ptičica.
#S kljunčkom mi bo pot kazala, s perjem senco delala.
#Pesmice bo prepevala, kratek čas mi delala.
#Mal' počakaj, mal' ponehaj, da se vreme sprevedri.
#Vreme se je sprevedrilo, zdaj pa moram rajžati.
#Ti boš pa doma ostala, milo se boš jokala.
#English translation
I'll go off to Gorenjska, up to upper Štajerska. No one else will go with me but a tiny little bird. With its little beak it'll show me the way, with its feathers make me shade. It will sing me little songs, and pass the time for me. Wait a little, hold on a little, until the weather clears. The weather has cleared now, and now I must be on my way. But you will stay at home, and weep so softly.
#Jaz pa pojdem na Gorenjsko at a glance
- Country of origin
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Sung in
- Slovenian
- Words by
- Traditional
- First known
- Slovenian folk song; author unknown
- Best for ages
- 2–7
- Mood
- traditional
- Last updated
- 25 July 2026
Meaning and origin
This is a Slovenian folk travelling song, and a quietly bittersweet one. The singer sets out for Gorenjska and upper Štajerska — real regions of Slovenia, which give the journey a true direction — with no companion at all but a tiny bird. And what a companion it is: it shows the way with its little beak, makes shade with its feathers, and sings songs to pass the miles. For a few verses the song is pure, light-hearted wandering.
Then it turns. The traveller waits for the weather to clear, and once it does, must go — while someone left behind at home stays and weeps softly. That last verse gives the whole song its ache: the freedom of the open road on one side, and on the other the person who cannot follow. It is a folk song with no known author, carried down through generations, and it holds, in a handful of simple verses, the old double truth of every journey — the joy of leaving and the sorrow of parting.
Common questions
- What is "Jaz pa pojdem na Gorenjsko" about?
- A journey. The singer sets off for Gorenjska and upper Štajerska (two Slovenian regions), with no companion but a tiny bird — which shows the way with its beak, makes shade with its feathers, and sings to pass the time. The traveller waits for the weather to clear, then must go, while a loved one stays home and weeps softly.
- What are Gorenjska and Štajerska?
- They are regions of Slovenia — Gorenjska in the alpine northwest, Štajerska (Styria) in the east. Naming real places roots the song in the Slovenian landscape and gives the journey a real direction.
- Where is "Jaz pa pojdem na Gorenjsko" from?
- It is a Slovenian folk song ("ljudska pesem") with no known author, part of the country's traditional song heritage.
