Ivan Benak

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

Ljubavne pjesme

Dođi na moje grudi

iz knjige Stihom kroz život (2010.)

Love poems

Come and Lie Upon My Breast

from the book Through Life in Verse (2010)

Kada se jutrom ranom budiši zlatna zora zarudi,da ljepši nam bude dan,dođi na moje grudi!

When you wake in early morningand the dawn in gold is dressed,so our day may be more lovely,come and lie upon my breast!

Kada umoran dođem kućii duša za domom žudi,da nađem radost srcu svome,dođi na moje grudi!

When I come home tired and wearyand my soul yearns for its nest,so my heart may find its gladness,come and lie upon my breast!

Kada prođe cvijet mladostii starost polako se nudi,da nađeš ljubav kao žena,dođi na moje grudi!

When the flower of youth has fadedand old age steals in, a guest,so you'll find love as a woman,come and lie upon my breast!

Kada djeca odrastu i odui život te izmuči kruti,da svome bolu utjehu nađeš,dođi na moje grudi!

When the children grow and leave usand harsh life has you distressed,so your pain may find its comfort,come and lie upon my breast!

Kada dođu starački danii mara te u snu budi,da odmoriš staru, umornu dušu,dođi na moje grudi!

When the days of age are comingand a nightmare breaks your rest,so your old and weary soul may find repose,come and lie upon my breast!

Kada dođe ono vrijemei sudba za prošlost sudi,da toplu suzu iz oka pustiš,dođi na moje grudi!

When at last that time is comingand fate puts our past to the test,so you may shed a warm tear from your eye,come and lie upon my breast!