Ivan Benak

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

Pjesme za djecu

Kalendar

iz knjige Žablji sastanak (2005.)

Poems for children

The Calendar

from the book The Frogs' Meeting (2005)

U siječnju se drva sijekui djed djeci priča bajke,u veljači snijeg još vije,ulicama jure sanjke.

In January wood is chopped,Grandpa's tales the children hear;February, snow still swirling,sledges whizzing far and near.

U ožujku visibabaispod snijega izviruje.U travnju već trava rastei cvrkut se ptica čuje.

March, and there's the snowdrop peepingout from underneath the snow.April, and the grass is growing,birds are chirping, high and low.

U svibnju nam lišće lista,vraćaju se hitre laste.A u lipnju pčele zujei cvijeće nam krasi bašte.

May, and all the leaves are budding,back the nimble swallows come;June, the flowers deck our gardens,and the bees begin to hum.

U srpnju se žito kosi,kolovozom kući vozi.U rujnu se slatko voćei povrće domu nosi.

In July they mow the wheat,August carts it home from there;in September home we carryvegetables and fruit so sweet.

Listopad već žito sije,lišće pada, sve pokrije.U studenom idu svati,u kolo se ti uhvati.

In October wheat we sow,leaves fall, covering all below.November brings the wedding throng:join the kolo, come along!

U prosincu nova zimazimsku radost nosi svima.

In December, winter newbrings its joy to all of you.

I godina nova dođe,djedu, baki pišeš pismo.Sve nam tako lijepo prođe –za godinu stariji smo!

Then the New Year comes around,you write "Grandpa, Granny dear…";all goes by so safe and sound,we are older by a year!

Translator's note. Croatian month names come from nature (siječanj from cutting wood, travanj from grass, listopad from falling leaves), and the poem plays on them.