Ivan Benak

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

Pjesme za djecu

Mali Ivica

iz knjiga Mali snovi (1988.) i Žablji sastanak (2005.)

Poems for children

Little Ivica

from the books Little Dreams (1988) and The Frogs' Meeting (2005)

Ivica je malijeo čokoladu,pa si je umrljaousta, nos i bradu.

Our little Ivicahad a chocolate treat,and smeared his mouth and noseand chin: not so neat!

Samo da ga viditekakve mrlje nosi!Nešto čokoladenašlo se u kosi.

If you could only seehis smudges everywhere!A bit of the chocolateeven got in his hair.

Pa mu sada mamanos i usta miva,njemu mrlja žaoi plače za njima!

Now his mummy's washingthe smudges all away,but he's sorry for themand cries for them to stay!

Translator's note. Ivica is the pet form of Ivan, like "Johnny".