Besedilo (Lyrics)
Celotno besedilo pesmi »Prebudil se je rano sosedov bosopet« z angleškim prevodom.
Prebudil se je rano sosedov bosopet, prebudil je še mamo in mahnil jo je v svet.
#...sinice je plašil, maline je obiral, za zajci se podil.
#A glej že v tisti noči pritekel je nazaj, tja v mamino naročje, prestrašen, da je kaj.
#Tako je rekel sosed, da v svet bo že še šel, a mamico da svojo bo vedno s sabo vzel.
#English translation
The neighbour's barefoot boy woke up early, woke his mummy too and set off into the world. …he scared the titmice, he picked the raspberries, he chased after the rabbits. But look — that very night he came running back, there into his mummy's arms, frightened out of his wits. And so the neighbour's boy said that he'd go into the world one day after all, but that his mummy — he'd always take her with him.
#Prebudil se je rano sosedov bosopet at a glance
- Country of origin
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Sung in
- Slovenian
- Words by
- Traditional
- First known
- Slovenian children's song; author unknown
- Best for ages
- 2–7
- Mood
- playful, traditional
- Last updated
- 25 July 2026
Meaning and origin
This is a tender little song about the tug-of-war in every small child between the urge to explore and the need to be safe at home. The neighbour’s barefoot boy — a bosopet, running about without shoes — wakes early, rouses his mum, and marches boldly off “into the world”, where he has a fine day of it: scaring the titmice, picking raspberries, chasing after rabbits. It is childhood adventure at its sunniest.
But adventure has an evening. That very night the boy comes running back, thoroughly frightened, straight into his mother’s arms — and there he makes his peace with both sides of himself. He will go out into the world one day, he decides; he just isn’t going without his mummy. That gentle resolution, wanting both the wide world and the safety of home, is exactly how a small child feels, and the song holds the two together with great warmth. No author is recorded; it is a traditional Slovenian children’s song, carried down by ear.
Common questions
- What is "Prebudil se je rano sosedov bosopet" about?
- A little adventurer and his change of heart. The neighbour's barefoot boy wakes early, wakes his mum too, and marches off "into the world" — scaring the titmice, picking raspberries, chasing after rabbits. But that very night he comes running back, frightened, into his mother's arms. In the end he decides he will go into the world one day after all — but he'll always take his mummy with him.
- What does "bosopet" mean?
- "Bosopet" means "barefoot" (literally "bare-heel") — an affectionate word for a little boy running about without shoes, as country children once did.
- Who wrote "Prebudil se je rano sosedov bosopet"?
- No author is recorded; it is treated here as a traditional Slovenian children's song, handed down by ear.
