Đakovo je biser Slavonije
Đakovo Is the Pearl of Slavonia
Slavonijo, domovino moja,volim tebe k'o majčino krilo.Od davnina naselja te krase,u središtu Đakovo se svilo.
O Slavonia, my own homeland,like my mother's lap I love you best;since of old your villages adorn you,at your centre Đakovo made its nest.
Đakovštino, budi ponosita,priroda te ljepotom nadaja,tebe krase bregovi i ravni,ti si dio zemaljskoga raja.
Đakovština, be proud, hold high your head;with beauty nature has endowed you fair;you are graced by hills and level plains;of paradise on earth you have a share.
Ravnica te plodovima hrani,a bregovi natapaju vinom.Sretan onaj tko u tebi živi,tko se može zvati tvojim sinom.
The plain feeds you with the fruit it yields,and the hills will water you with wine;happy he who lives within your borders,he who can be called a son of thine.
Đakovo je biser tvoga kraja,pun znamenja i ljudskih vrlina,njega krasi park i katedrala,sjemenište znano od starina.
Đakovo's the pearl of all your region,rich in landmarks, virtues manifold;it is graced by park and by cathedral,and its seminary, known since days of old.
Na diku ti ergela i konji,plemenite rase lipicanci,što su ponos naše Slavonije,u svijetu su čuveni i znani.
To your glory, stud farm and its horses,Lipizzaners, noblest breed you own,they're the pride of our Slavonia,famous in the world, and widely known.
"ĐAKOVAČKI VEZOVI" su slavni,poznati su u čitavom svijetu.Tu se skuplja biser iz Hrvatskemladež naša u najboljem cvijetu.
The "Đakovački vezovi" are famous,and the whole world knows them, far and near;all Croatia's finest pearl, our youth,in its fullest bloom, will gather here.
Jubilarni "VEZOVI" su stigli,koji traju već trideset ljeta.Za "VEZOVE ĐAKOVAČKE" znajuna tisuće ljudi širom svijeta.
The jubilee "Vezovi" have arrived,already thirty summers they have run;the "Đakovački vezovi" are knownto thousands, everywhere beneath the sun.
Na tom zboru ne znam šta je ljepše:Da l' rubina svilom izvezena,il' zaprega skladno išarana,il' dva vrana konja lipicanca?
At that gathering, I can't tell what's fairest:the rubina, stitched with silk so bright,or the horse-drawn carriage, finely patterned,or two Lipizzaners, black as night?
Možda sajam vina i kulina,da l' izložba glazbala i slika?Ili možda revija rubineil' kad kolo zaigra moj dika?
Or perhaps the fair of wine and kulen,or the show of instruments and art?Or perhaps it's the rubina parade,or the kolo, danced by my sweetheart?
Najljepše je kad folklor zaigrai razvije kolo vilovito,na tamburi kada žica ciknei šokica vrisne tankovito.
Loveliest is when the dancers startand unfold the kolo, fairy-light,when the tambura's string lets out a squealand a Šokica whoops, high and bright.
Još je ljepše kad se bira snašasva u nošnji kao lutka živa.Na njoj svila i dukati žuti,tu ljepotu svaki šokac sniva.
Lovelier still, when they choose the fairest wife,all in costume, like a living doll;silk upon her, golden ducats gleaming:of such beauty dream the Šokci all.
Ej šokice, naša ljepotice,plemenita roda Hrvatice,ti si ponos naše Šokadije,sretan onaj tko ti ljubi lice.
Hey, Šokica, our beauty and our grace,Croat daughter, born of noble race,you're the pride of our Šokadija;happy he who gets to kiss your face.
"ĐAKOVAČKI VEZOVI" su znani,već trideset ljeta održani,svaki puta bolji nego lani,ti veseli šokački divani.
"Đakovački vezovi", known far and near,thirty summers they've been held right here,every time still better than last year,these merry Šokac gatherings of cheer.
Godinama bit će dalje tako,igrat će se lijepo i junački,birat će se ljepotice mladei "VEZOVI" bit će Đakovački.
Years to come, it will go on just so:they will dance with grace and gallant skill,young and lovely beauties will be chosen,and the "Vezovi" be Đakovo's still.
Sve dok bude naše Slavonije,bit će: ića, pića lijepih snaša.Na skupove pjesme i veselja,skupljat će se šokadija naša.
Long as our Slavonia shall last,there'll be food and drink and wives so fair;to the feasts of song and merrimentour Šokadija will gather there.
Valpovo, 29.07.1997.
Valpovo, July 29, 1997