# Po morju plava kit

"Po morju plava kit" ("A Whale Swims in the Sea") is a cheeky, rude Slovenian playground rhyme about a whale with an enormous backside — the kind of gleefully crude nonsense children swap among themselves for the shock and the giggles.

## At a glance

| | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Slovenia |
| Sung in | Slovenian |
| Words by | Traditional |
| First known | traditional playground rhyme; author unknown |
| Best for ages | 2–7 |
| Mood | playful, traditional |
| Page | https://littlesongbook.com/songs/po-morju-plava-kit/ |

## Lyrics

### Verse 1 (sl)

Po morju plava kit,
k' ma zlo veliko rit,
ko pride na sredo morja,
se userje do neba. (pa prdne vse do dna)

### Verse 2 (sl)

Se krega ljubi bog,
k' si praska drek od nog,
oj ta presneti kit,
k' ma tko veliko rit!

### English translation (en)

A whale swims in the sea,
who has a very big bottom,
when it reaches the middle of the sea,
it poops right up to the sky. (and farts all the way to the bottom)

Dear God grumbles,
scraping the muck off his feet,
oh, that pesky whale,
with such an enormous bottom!

## Common questions

**What kind of song is "Po morju plava kit"?**

A cheeky, deliberately rude playground rhyme — the sort of gleefully crude nonsense children trade among themselves rather than sing at a school concert. It describes a whale with an enormous backside doing very undignified things in the middle of the sea, and its whole purpose is the shock and the giggles.

**Is "Po morju plava kit" suitable for young children?**

It is toilet humour, on purpose. There is nothing harmful in it, but it is naughty by design (with words for "bottom", "poop" and "fart"), so it belongs to the playground rather than to grown-up singing occasions. We include it as an honest part of the children's-song tradition, crude corners and all.

**Who wrote "Po morju plava kit"?**

No author is recorded; it is a traditional playground rhyme passed from child to child by word of mouth, which is exactly how rude little verses like this survive.