Ivan Benak

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

Obiteljski kutak

Maloj Karli Semialjac

Family corner

To Little Karla Semialjac

Ovu knjigu Karli dajem,neka znade tko šta radi,da Ivica mali voli,čokoladom da se sladi.

This book I give to Karla, soshe will know who does what, and seethat Little Ivica adoreschocolate, sweet as sweet can be.

I da klokan preko noći,u maminoj torbi spava,a po danu trči, skače,to je njemu igra prava.

And the kangaroo, at night,in his mummy's pouch lies curled,but by day he runs and jumps:that's the best game in the world!

I Karla će preko noći,nakon igre i veselja,u krevetić spavat poći,to je djede Ive želja.

And our Karla, too, at night,after all the play and cheer,off to bed she'll go, tucked tight:that's Grandpa Ivo's wish, my dear.

Praunuci mojoj, Karli,djeda "IJO" pjesmu piše,da Karlicu razveseli,jer ju voli ponajviše.

For my great-granddaughter, Karla,Grandpa "IJO" writes a smallpoem, to make Karla happy,for he loves her most of all.

Valpovo, 08. 04. 2012.

Valpovo, April 8, 2012

Translator's note. Written in a copy of one of his books for his great-granddaughter; Little Ivica and the kangaroo are characters from his children's poems. "Ijo" is his pet name, a child's way of saying Ivo.