Besedilo (Lyrics)
Celotno besedilo pesmi »Metuljček cekinček« z angleškim prevodom.
Metuljček cekinček, ti potepinček, kje si pa bil.
#Pri majceni cvetki, drobni marjetki, medek sem pil.
#Potem pa želodček, poln kot sodček, bil je nalit.
#Sem rekel marjetki, drobceni cvetki, zdaj sem pa sit.
#English translation
Butterfly, little sequin, you little vagabond, where have you been? At a tiny flower, a little daisy, I was sipping nectar. And then my little tummy, full as a little barrel, was all filled up. I said to the daisy, the tiny flower: now I'm quite full.
#Metuljček cekinček at a glance
- Country of origin
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Sung in
- Slovenian
- Words by
- Traditional
- First known
- Slovenian folk children's song; author unknown
- Best for ages
- 2–7
- Mood
- playful, traditional
- Last updated
- 25 July 2026
Meaning and origin
This is one of the daintiest songs in the Slovenian nursery, built as a gentle little conversation with a butterfly. He is addressed with two affectionate nicknames — cekinček, “little sequin” or gold coin, for the way his wings glint, and potepinček, “little vagabond”, for his wandering — and asked where he has been. His answer is the whole song: he was at a tiny daisy, sipping nectar, until his little tummy was “full as a barrel”, and now he is quite content.
Almost every word is a tender diminutive — the butterfly, the flower, the daisy, the tummy are all made small and sweet — which gives the song its soft, miniature world. It is a Slovenian folk children’s song with no single recorded author, handed down among children and gathered among the classic nursery songs, and its appeal is exactly its scale: a whole satisfying little life, lived between a butterfly and one small daisy.
Common questions
- What is "Metuljček cekinček" about?
- A little conversation with a butterfly. He is called "cekinček" (little sequin or gold coin) for the way he shimmers, and a "potepinček" (little vagabond) for his wandering. Asked where he has been, he explains he was at a tiny daisy sipping nectar until his tummy was "full as a little barrel", so now he is quite satisfied.
- What do the names mean?
- "Cekinček" comes from "cekin", a gold coin, and suggests the butterfly's glittering wings; "potepinček" means a little vagabond or wanderer. The affectionate diminutives all through the song give it its tender, small-scale charm.
- Who wrote "Metuljček cekinček"?
- It is a Slovenian folk children's song ("narodna/ljudska") with no single recorded author, handed down among children and often collected among the classic Slovenian nursery songs.
