Ivan Benak

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

Memories and reflections

Hey There, Life

from the book The Valpovo Bećarac (1993)

Hej živote, malo stani!Sretna zoro, daj osvani!Radosnice, suzo, kani!Da nam budu ljepši dani.Dobro zdravlje, sreće puno,povrh svega, zlatno runo!

Hey there, life, don't rush, go slow!Happy dawn, rise up and glow!Tears of joy, come, overflow,so our days more lovely grow!Health and happiness in store,and the Golden Fleece, what's more!

Svim ljudima ovog svijeta,da im grana mira cvijeta!Ljudski razum da ne gube,da se kao braća ljube!Sretnu ljubav i veselje!Iskrene su moje želje.

To all people, near and far,may peace blossom where they are!May they keep a human mind,love like brothers, warm and kind!Happy love and joy and cheer:these, my wishes, are sincere.

Valpovo, 24. 05. 1993.

Valpovo, May 24, 1993