Besedilo (Lyrics)
Celotno besedilo pesmi »Sonce, zemlja, mesec« z angleškim prevodom.
Sonce, zemlja, mesec Vrte se brez kolesec, Letijo brez peresec, V nebo se točijo, Na vejo skočijo, Brez poka počijo.
#English translation
The sun, the earth, the moon, they turn without little wheels, they fly without little feathers, they roll across the sky, they leap onto a branch, they burst without a bang.
#Sonce, zemlja, mesec at a glance
- Country of origin
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Sung in
- Slovenian
- Words by
- Traditional
- First known
- traditional nonsense rhyme; author unknown
- Best for ages
- 2–7
- Mood
- playful, traditional
- Last updated
- 25 July 2026
Meaning and origin
This is a tiny scrap of nonsense with a surprising amount of sky in it. In just six short lines it sets the sun, earth and moon spinning through a string of cheerful impossibilities: they turn without wheels, fly without feathers, roll across the heavens, leap onto a branch, and burst without a bang. Each image is playfully absurd, chosen for its sound and its silliness.
Yet underneath the nonsense there is a real little wonder. The sun, earth and moon genuinely do turn and travel through the sky with no wheels to roll on and no wings to fly with, and the rhyme captures that mystery in a way a small child can enjoy long before understanding it — a first, giggly hint that the whole sky is quietly in motion. No author is recorded; it is a traditional Slovenian nonsense rhyme, kept alive for the pleasure of its impossible, tumbling images.
Common questions
- What is "Sonce, zemlja, mesec" about?
- The sun, earth and moon, described through cheerful impossibilities. They turn "without little wheels", fly "without little feathers", roll across the sky, leap onto a branch, and burst "without a bang". It is a tiny nonsense rhyme that plays with how the heavenly bodies move.
- Is there a real idea in "Sonce, zemlja, mesec"?
- A little one, dressed as nonsense. The sun, earth and moon really do turn and move through the sky without wheels or wings, and the rhyme captures that wonder in playful, impossible-sounding images — a first, giggly brush with the idea that the sky is always in motion.
- Who wrote "Sonce, zemlja, mesec"?
- No author is recorded; it is a short traditional Slovenian nonsense rhyme, of the kind chanted for its playful sounds and images.
