Ivan Benak

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

Ljubavne pjesme

Čekao sam tebe!

Love poems

I Waited for You!

Čekao sam tebe, željno sam te htio,kada nisi došla u tuzi sam bio.Tvoj zagrljaj, mila, cijeli dan sam snioi tugu sam svoju u grudima krio.

I waited for you, darling, longing for you so,and when you didn't come, my heart was full of woe;I dreamed all day, my dear, of your embrace's glow,and hid my sorrow in my breast, where none would know.

Tražio sam, draga, tvoje mile oči,što me toplo griju u studenoj noći.I medene usne, tvoga slatkog smijeha,poljubaca pune i čedne bez grijeha.

I sought, my darling, for your dear eyes' gentle light,that warms me through so tenderly in the cold night,and honey lips, where your sweet laughter would begin,so full of kisses, chaste and pure and free of sin.

O, dođi mi, draga, ne preskači dane.Poljupcima slatkim, vidaj moje rane.Nježno kao čedo privini na grudi,nikad nemoj poći, tu vječito budi.

O come to me, my darling, do not skip a day;with your sweet kisses, dear, come heal my wounds, I pray;and like a baby, hold me gently to your heart;don't ever go away; stay here and never part.

Valpovo, 22. 12. 1974.

Valpovo, December 22, 1974