Ivan Benak

pučki pjesnik · folk poet  ·  Sopje 1933. – Valpovo 2015.Sopje 1933 – Valpovo 2015

Umirovljenički jadi

„Atrij“ dom je kod Slišković Ane

Pensioners' woes

Atrij, a Home at Ana Slišković's

Darda ima dom za stare ljude,tu mnogima utočište nude.To je ATRIJ kod gospođe Ane,da ugodno tu provode dane.

Darda has a home for folk grown old,many find a refuge in its fold.This is ATRIJ, Mrs Ana's place,where their days go by at a pleasant pace.

Svima vama što ste u tom domu,usamljeni u životu svomu.U ljepoti provodili dane,u ATRIJU kod gospođe Ane.

All of you who in this home now stay,lonely as your life has gone its way,may you spend your days in beauty there,in ATRIJ, in Mrs Ana's care.

Tuga vas je morila u tami,noć je tiha, vi kod kuće sami,ali ovdje blažene su noći,gospe Ane ATRIJ će pomoći.

Sorrow wore you down in dark and gloom,silent nights alone in your own room,but the nights here bring a blessed rest:Mrs Ana's ATRIJ does its best.

Sjetite se kad ste mladi bilii ljubavne snove dok ste snilii starost je ljepša kad se druži,to druženje ATRIJ će da pruži.

Think back to your youth, and how you'd liedreaming dreams of love as nights went by;old age, too, is lovelier with friends,and that friendship ATRIJ gladly lends.

I starački dovukli se jadi,kao nekad niste više mladi.Vi potrebe imate po noći,osoblje će ATRIJA pomoći.

Then the woes of age came creeping in,you're not young the way you once had been;if at night you need a helping hand,ATRIJ's staff are there at your command.

Nakon snova kad otvoriš oči,sve što trebaš ATRIJ će pomoći.Dobar ručak i društvo te čeka,prije snova posteljica meka.

When your eyes from dreaming open wide,all you need your ATRIJ will provide.Lunch and company await you here,and a soft bed when your dreams draw near.

Pa zar može nešto bolje biti,u snovima divne snove sniti?Vaša mladost u snove se vrati,to vam može samo ATRIJ dati.

Could there be a better thing than this:in your sleep to dream such dreams of bliss?Youth comes back to you in dreams anew;this ATRIJ alone can give to you.

Valpovo, 28. 03. 2012.

Valpovo, March 28, 2012

Translator's note. Written for Atrij, a home for the elderly in Darda run by Ana Slišković.