Djeda daje knjigu svom unuku!
Occasional verse and dedications
Grandpa Gives a Book to His Grandson!
Ta će knjiga Isakova biti,a po želji djeda Tomislava,sve najdraže što se može sniti,on je djedu i ponos i slava.
This book will be for Isak, his to keep,as Grandpa Tomislav would have it be:the dearest thing that one can dream in sleep;his grandpa's pride and glory, too, is he.
Kada djedu u zagrljaj kreće,djeda će ga staviti u krilo.Obadva će blistati od sreće,oko srca bit će njima milo.
When off he runs to Grandpa's warm embrace,then Grandpa lifts him up onto his knee;the two will shine with joy on either face,and warm around their hearts they both will be.
"Tog se trena javi žaba živa,a Ivica čokoladu smaže."Iz knjige će djeda čitat štiva:Pa zar može nešto biti draže!
"Just then a frog, a live one, loudly cried,and Ivica gobbled the chocolate treat."Grandpa will read such stories, side by side:could anything be dearer, or more sweet!
Isaku Spöthu neka je na znanje,da mu djeda ovu knjigu daje,a Isak će toga časa znati,za nagradu, djedu pusu dati.
Let Isak Spöth take notice and be toldhis grandpa gives this book for him to hold;and Isak, at that moment, will know this:to give his grandpa, as reward, a kiss.
Bog Vam dao sreće i veselja,pjesnikova to je ista želja.
May God grant you both happiness and cheer:and that same wish the poet sends you here.
Valpovo, 25. 03. 2013.
Valpovo, March 25, 2013