Besedilo (Lyrics)
Celotno besedilo pesmi »Mamica« z angleškim prevodom.
Mamica je kakor zarja, zjutraj se smehlja, ko se v postelji še dete s sanjami igra. In zato nikdar mamice ne dam, eno le na svetu širnem mamico imam.
#Mamica je kakor sonček, srček njen je zlat, kakor žarek, ki posije od nebeških vrat. In zato nikdar...
#Mamica je kakor luna, dolge bdi noči, da počiva njeno dete mirno brez skrbi. In zato nikdar...
#English translation
Mummy is like the dawn, she smiles in the morning, while the child still plays with dreams in bed. And so I'll never give my mummy up, I have but one mummy in all the wide world. Mummy is like the little sun, her heart is golden, like a ray that shines from heaven's gates. And so I'll never… Mummy is like the moon, she keeps watch through long nights, so her child may rest peacefully, free of care. And so I'll never…
#Mamica at a glance
- Country of origin
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Sung in
- Slovenian
- Words by
- Traditional
- First known
- Slovenian Mother's Day song; author uncertain
- Best for ages
- 2–7
- Mood
- lullaby, traditional
- Last updated
- 25 July 2026
Meaning and origin
This is one of the tenderest of Slovenian songs about mothers, and it works by likening mummy, verse by verse, to three great lights. She is like the dawn, smiling in the morning while her child still plays among its dreams; like the little sun, with a golden heart, a ray shining from heaven’s gates; and like the moon, keeping watch through the long nights so that her child sleeps peacefully and without a care. Each image places the mother among the very things that light and warm the world.
Running through it is a simple, fierce vow that any child understands: I’ll never give my mummy up — I have but one in all the wide world. It is a favourite for Mother’s Day and family gatherings in Slovenia, sung with real gratitude. Its authorship is uncertain — it circulates as a popular or folk song, and is sometimes credited to T. Plahutnik — so we keep it here as traditional and note the doubt rather than claim more than can be shown. Whoever first shaped it, it says something every child means: that of all the lights in the sky, none shines quite like their own mother.
Common questions
- What is "Mamica" about?
- A child's love for its mother, through three images of light. Mummy is like the dawn (she smiles in the morning while the child still dreams), like the little sun (her heart is golden, a ray from heaven's gates), and like the moon (she keeps watch through long nights so her child sleeps peacefully). The refrain vows: I'll never give up my mummy — I have only one in all the wide world.
- When is "Mamica" sung?
- It is a favourite for Mother's Day and family occasions in Slovenia — a warm, grateful song a child sings to or about their mother.
- Who wrote "Mamica"?
- Its authorship is uncertain; it circulates as a popular/folk song (and is sometimes credited to T. Plahutnik). We keep it as traditional here and note the uncertainty rather than claim a firm attribution.
