Besedilo (Lyrics)
Celotno besedilo pesmi »Prišla je miška iz mišnice« z angleškim prevodom.
Prišla je miška iz mišnice, vzela je pšeničko iz pšeničnice: miš pšeničko — pod goro, pod to goro zeleno.
#Prišla je mačka iz mačnice, vzela je miško iz mišnice: mačka miško, miš pšeničko — pod goro, pod to goro zeleno.
#Prišla je lisica iz lisičnice, vzela je mačko iz mačnice: lisica mačko, mačka miško, miš pšeničko — pod goro, pod to goro zeleno.
#Prišel je volk iz volčnice, vzel je lisico iz lisičnice: volk lisico, lisica mačko, mačka miško, miš pšeničko — pod goro, pod to goro zeleno.
#Prišel je medved iz medvednice, vzel je volka iz volčnice: medved volka, volk lisico, lisica mačko, mačka miško, miš pšeničko — pod goro, pod to goro zeleno.
#Prišel je lovec iz lovčnice, vzel je medveda iz medvednice: lovec medveda, medved volka, volk lisico, lisica mačko, mačka miško, miš pšeničko — pod goro, pod to goro zeleno.
#Prišla je smrt iz mrtvašnice, vzela je lovca iz lovčnice: smrt je lovca, lovec medveda, medved volka, volk lisico, lisica mačko, mačka miško, miš pšeničko — pod goro, pod to goro zeleno.
#English translation
A mouse came out of the mouse-hole, took the wheat from the wheat-store: the mouse [took] the wheat — under the mountain, under this green mountain. A cat came out of the cat-house, took the mouse from the mouse-hole: the cat the mouse, the mouse the wheat — under the mountain, under this green mountain. A fox came out of the fox-earth, took the cat from the cat-house: the fox the cat, the cat the mouse, the mouse the wheat — under the mountain, under this green mountain. A wolf came out of the wolf-den, took the fox from the fox-earth: the wolf the fox, the fox the cat, the cat the mouse, the mouse the wheat — under the mountain, under this green mountain. A bear came out of the bear-den, took the wolf from the wolf-den: the bear the wolf, the wolf the fox, the fox the cat, the cat the mouse, the mouse the wheat — under the mountain, under this green mountain. A hunter came out of the hunter's lodge, took the bear from the bear-den: the hunter the bear, the bear the wolf, the wolf the fox, the fox the cat, the cat the mouse, the mouse the wheat — under the mountain, under this green mountain. Death came out of the mortuary, took the hunter from the hunter's lodge: Death the hunter, the hunter the bear, the bear the wolf, the wolf the fox, the fox the cat, the cat the mouse, the mouse the wheat — under the mountain, under this green mountain.
#Prišla je miška iz mišnice at a glance
- Country of origin
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Sung in
- Slovenian
- Words by
- Traditional
- First known
- Slovenian cumulative folk song; author unknown
- Best for ages
- 2–7
- Mood
- playful, traditional
- Last updated
- 25 July 2026
Meaning and origin
This is a Slovenian cumulative “chain” song, built on the same delightful principle as “The House That Jack Built”: each verse adds a new link and then recites the whole growing chain from the top. It starts small — a mouse takes the wheat — and climbs steadily up the food chain: a cat takes the mouse, a fox the cat, a wolf the fox, a bear the wolf, a hunter the bear. Every verse tumbles back down through all the earlier links, always closing “under the mountain, under this green mountain”, so the fun is in remembering the ever-lengthening list without stumbling.
It even has a wordplay running through it: each animal comes out of its own invented rhyming “home” — the mouse from the mišnica, the cat from the mačnica, the fox from the lisičnica, and so on. And it closes in the old folk manner, with the one link that outranks even the hunter at the top: Death comes and takes him too. Far from grim, in the shape of a counting-and-memory game it simply provides the perfect final “and then who?” — the last, unbeatable link in the chain. No author is recorded; it is a traditional Slovenian cumulative folk song, carried down by ear for the pleasure of piling up the whole chain and racing to the end.
Common questions
- How does "Prišla je miška iz mišnice" work?
- As a cumulative "chain" song, like "The House That Jack Built". A mouse takes the wheat; then a cat takes the mouse; then a fox takes the cat; a wolf the fox, a bear the wolf, a hunter the bear — and each verse repeats the whole growing chain, always ending "under the mountain, under this green mountain". At the very end, Death comes and takes even the hunter.
- Isn't the ending rather dark?
- It closes the chain in the old folk way, with Death as the one thing that comes for everyone — even the hunter at the top. Presented as the last link in a counting-and-memory game, it reads less as frightening than as the song's neat, final "and then who?" There is no gore; it is a traditional cumulative song, and the fun is in remembering the whole chain.
- Who wrote "Prišla je miška iz mišnice"?
- No author is recorded; it is a Slovenian cumulative folk song, carried down by ear, built on invented rhyming "homes" (mišnica for the mouse, mačnica for the cat, and so on).
