Article published in Slovenian News Paper Nedeljski Dnevnik

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Bled, Slovenia, my home

I grew up in a small country of Slovenia not exactly known for cinematography. However, every kid of my generation watched and loved a movie called Kekec Adventures. The story is about a brave, young boy’s adventures and misadventures in beautiful Julian Alps, first published in youth magazine in 1922. I still remember the lyrics from the movie, which became somewhat of a cult. The scenery is breathtaking and the movie captures the life in the mountains in the now, a bygone era. A young boy and his friends tend to their sheep and cattle in the high Alpine pastures. Whenever I was feeling tiered and lonely on my bike journey, I sang and whistled the Kekec song. I bet my Slovenian friends will relate, so sing along with me:

Jaz pa pojdem in zasejem
dobro voljo pri ljudeh.
V eni roki nosim sonce,
v drugi roki zlati smeh.

Kdor vesele pesmi poje
gre po svetu lahkih nog,
če mu kdo nastavi zanko,
ga užene v kozji rog.

Jaz pa pojdem in zasejem
dobro voljo pri ljudeh.
V eni roki nosim sonce,
v drugi roki zlati smeh.

Bistri potok, hitri veter,
bele zvezde vrh gora,
gredo z mano tja do konca
tega širnega sveta.

Jaz pa pojdem in zasejem
dobro voljo pri ljudeh.
V eni roki nosim sonce,
v drugi roki zlati smeh.

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