Djeca snješka napravila
The Children Made a Snowman
Došla zima, sniježak prštii dječici štipa uši.Bijeli sniježak tiho pada,to idila zimska vlada.
Winter's come, the snowflakes whirl,nipping ears of boy and girl.Softly falls the snow so white:winter's idyll, pure delight.
U dvorištu našem sada,neka gužva opća vlada.Dječica se sakupilai snješka su napravila.
In our yard there's such a crowd,everyone is shouting loud;all the children gathered round,built a snowman on the ground.
Od ugljana oči ima,nos od mrkve snješku štima,dugmad crna po kaputu,usta ima traku žutu.
Eyes of coal the snowman shows,and a dandy carrot nose;down his coat black buttons shine,and his mouth's a yellow line.
Šešir mu je lonac stari,za brkove baš ne marii još nešto oko vrata,snješku fali baš kravata.
His old hat's a cooking pot;a moustache? He minds it not.One more thing, oh me, oh my:round his neck he's got no tie!
Ispod ruke metlu ima,svidio se snješko svima.Oko njega cika, vika,snješko bio djeci dika.
With a broom beneath his arm,he won all of us with charm.Round him squeals and shouts and noise:he's the pride of girls and boys.
Desetak je bio dana,djeci radost razigrana.Ta je radost kratka bila,djeca snješka napustila.
For ten days or so he stayed,joy for children as they played.But that joy was soon to end:children left their snowy friend.
Pa je snješko tužan bio,od tuge se rastopio.Mrkva, ugljan, metla stoje:što od snješka ostalo je.
Then the snowman grew so sad,melted from the grief he had.Carrot, coal and broom, all three,are what's left for us to see.
Valpovo, 09.02.2014.
Valpovo, February 9, 2014