Ivan Benak

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

Pjesme za djecu

Jučer digla baka

iz knjige Zekina sreća (1990.)

Poems for children

Yesterday Grandma Held Her Head High

from the book Bunny's Luck (1990)

Ilustracija iz knjige Zekina sreća (2007.), ilustrirali Jadranka Berak i Ivan Francuz · Illustration from Bunny's Luck (2007), by Jadranka Berak and Ivan Francuz

Jučer digla bakačelo do oblaka,u srcu joj buktistalna radost jaka.

Yesterday, oh my,Gran held her head sky-high!In her heart, a blazingjoy that will not die.

S unukom se bakaprošetala malo,do te divne šetnjebaki puno stalo.

With her grandchild, Grannywent out for a stroll,and that lovely outingpleased her heart and soul.

Što bi sada onada unuka nema?Ostala bi bakau kući da drijema.

What would Granny dowith no grandchild there?She'd just stay at home,dozing in her chair.

Oj, unuče moje,bakino veselje,samo reci, dušo,baki svoje želje.

Oh, my little grandchild,Granny's joy and cheer,tell your wishes, darling,into Granny's ear.

Sve što si poželišbaka će ti dati,sve na ovom svijetuk'o rođena mati.

Everything you wish forGranny'll give to you,all in this wide world,as your mum would do.

Unuče je bakidio njene sreće,unuče je bakibogatstvo najveće.

A grandchild, to Granny,is part of her pleasure;a grandchild, to Granny,is her greatest treasure.