Ivan Benak

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

Domoljubne i zavičajne

Da se ne zaboravi

Homeland and native region

Lest It Be Forgotten

Ja sam rođen u blizini Drave,u dolini Podravine ravne.U Patošu od Sopjanke prave,mlade snaše, od Šokice slavne.

I was born close by the Drava's side,in Podravina's level vale, my own,in Patoš, to a Sopje-born young bride,a Šokica whose fame was widely known.

Još se sjećam svojega djetinjstvai mladosti što je Sopjem prošla.Svu ljepotu srcem dajem Sopju,u vremenu kad je starost došla.

I remember still my childhood daysand my youth, in Sopje lived and passed;with my heart I give all beauty to Sopje,now that old age comes to me at last.

Valpovo, 07. 01. 2013.

Valpovo, January 7, 2013

Translator's note. Patoš is a hamlet of Sopje, the poet's native village in Podravina, the Drava lowland.