Ovaj život kao rijeka tečei odnosi dio naših snova.Kap veselja od srca ti želim,tvojoj sreći i ja se veselim.
This life of ours flows onward like a riverand carries off a portion of our dreams.From all my heart, a drop of joy for you:your happiness will make me happy too.
Kao nekad nismo više mladii starački nek' nas minu jadi.Sretnih dana neka bude više,i veselja da se lakše diše.
We are not young the way we used to be;may all the woes of age pass you and me.Let there be happy days, and many more,and joy, to breathe more lightly than before.
Nek' ti pruži sada knjiga ova,malo sreće, puno divnih snova.Svakog dana kad zora zarudi,sretnu, vedru, nek' te sunce budi.
And may this book now bring you, yours to keep,a little joy, and lovely dreams in sleep.Each day, as dawn first reddens into light,may the sun wake you, cheerful, glad and bright.
Nek ti bude veselo i živo,svoju knjigu daruje ti Ivo.
May all be merry, lively, as you go:his book is here, a gift to you from Ivo.
Valpovo, 05. 11. 2010.
Valpovo, November 5, 2010