Ivan Benak

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

Ljubavne pjesme

Dođi mi, draga

Love poems

Come to Me, Darling

Dođi, draga, bar još jednom,na grudi mi lezi moje.Ko' putniku vode žednompruži meni usne svoje.

Come, my darling, once again,lie upon my breast, come near;as the spring to thirsty men,offer me your lips, my dear.

Dođi mi na bolne grudisa poljupcem vidaj rane.Na grudima mojim budiobasjaj mi tmurne dane.

Come to this poor aching breast,kiss my wounds and pain away;stay upon my breast and rest,light my every gloomy day.

U zagrljaj dođi meni,kad zvjezdane budu noći.Probudi moj život sneni,a poljupcem sklopi oči.

Come and hold me close and tightwhen the nights have starry skies;wake my drowsy life to light,with a kiss then close my eyes.

Da ja snivam slatke snoveu krilašcu, mila, tvome,da osjetim slasti noveu bolnome srcu svome.

Let me dream sweet dreams and restin your little lap, my own,and within my aching breastfeel a sweetness never known.

Valpovo, 14. 11. 1974.

Valpovo, November 14, 1974