Ivan Benak

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

Prigodne pjesme i posvete

Ljekarni Andrišić-Piting

Occasional verse and dedications

To the Andrišić-Piting Pharmacy

Da napišem knjigu ovu,priroda mi snage dala.

So that I could write this book,nature gave me strength to spare.

Da bi došla čitatelju,ljekarna mi pomagala.

So the book would reach its readers,the pharmacy did its share.

Da bi tijelo ozdravilo,ljekarna će svoje reći.

For the body to get well,the pharmacy will have its say;

Ali tugu da otjera,ova knjiga dušu liječi.

but this book will heal the souland will chase the sorrow away.

Translator's note. A thank-you verse to the pharmacy, one of the sponsors of his sixth book, Stihom kroz život (2010).