# Sreča na vrvici

"Sreča na vrvici" ("Happiness on a String") is the title song of the 1977 Slovenian children's film of the same name: music by Dečo Žgur, words by Svetlana Makarovič — a golden day, friendship, and happiness you can hold.

## At a glance

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|---|---|
| Country of origin | Slovenia |
| Sung in | Slovenian |
| Words by | Svetlana Makarovič |
| First known | 1977 (film "Sreča na vrvici") |
| Best for ages | 2–7 |
| Mood | playful, traditional |
| Page | https://littlesongbook.com/songs/sreca-na-vrvici/ |

## Lyrics

### Verse 1 (sl)

Tjaram-da-dam, zlat je ta dan, steci z mano kam.
Zmeraj z mano, zmeraj moj boš, tjaram-da-dam-dam.
Ko dobiš, kar si želiš, nisi nič več sam,
Tjaram-pa-dadi, nobenih skrbi, srečo imač na vrvici.
Prijatelji vsi, tjaram-pa-dadi, sreča na vrvici.

### Verse 2 (sl)

Tjaram-da-dam, vsak načrt iz vetra je stkan,
v sivi beton svet je vkovan, tjaram-da-dam-dam.
Stecimo kam, stecimo stran, stecimo v svet sanj.
Za vse, prav za vse je, prostor nekje, kjer trate še zelene.
Tjaram-pa-didi, vsa sreča in mi, sreča brez vrvice.

### English translation (en)

Tjaram-da-dam, golden is this day, run off with me somewhere.
Always with me, always mine you'll be, tjaram-da-dam-dam.
When you get what you wish for, you're no longer alone,
Tjaram-pa-dadi, not a care in the world, you've got happiness on a string.
All of us friends, tjaram-pa-dadi, happiness on a string.

Tjaram-da-dam, every plan is woven out of wind,
the world is locked in grey concrete, tjaram-da-dam-dam.
Let's run somewhere, run away, run into the world of dreams.
For everyone, for absolutely everyone, there's a place somewhere where the meadows are still green.
Tjaram-pa-didi, all the happiness and us — happiness with no string at all.

## Common questions

**What is "Sreča na vrvici" about?**

Friendship and happiness. Over its playful "tjaram-da-dam" refrain, it sings that this is a golden day, that having a friend means you are never alone, and that happiness is like something you hold on a string. A second verse dreams of running away from the grey concrete world to somewhere the meadows are still green — and finding happiness with no string needed at all.

**Where does "Sreča na vrvici" come from?**

It is the title song of the 1977 Slovenian children's film "Sreča na vrvici", based on Vitan Mal's book "Teci, teci kuža moj" — a story about a boy and his dog. The music is by Dečo Žgur, the words by the poet Svetlana Makarovič, and it was sung by Marjeta Ramšak.

**Why is "Sreča na vrvici" so well remembered?**

The film became a Slovenian classic, and its bright "tjaram-da-dam" refrain is instantly recognisable to generations who grew up with it. The "happiness on a string" of the title is the boy's dog on its lead — the small, everyday joy the song celebrates.

## Sources

- [Wikipedija — Sreča na vrvici (skladba, O.S.T.)](https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sre%C4%8Da_na_vrvici_(skladba,_O.S.T.))
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12803290