Marici iz Čađavice
Occasional verse and dedications
To Marica from Čađavica
U toplini ovog ljeta,poštom došla mi koverta,koverta iz Čađavice,u njoj pjesma od Marice.Na toj pjesmi puno hvalakoju ste mi Vi poslala!Divna mala pjesmičica,ustvari je zahvalnica.Priroda Vam sreće dala,pjesnika ste upoznala,a srce Vam kuca živo;pred kapijom Benak Ivo.O svemu smo mi pričalii lično se upoznali,kavicu smo pijuckali,o pjesmama raspravljali.Pišimo što srce želi,nek' književnost svoje veli.Neke pjesme sam čitao,i kritiku za njih dao,pa neka nam bude želja,da pišemo iz veselja.
In this summer's warmth, one day,post brought an envelope my way,envelope from Čađavica,with a poem by Marica.For the poem you sent me here,many thanks, and most sincere!A small poem, dear and fine,really a thank-you, line by line.Nature gave you luck, you see:you have met a poet — me!And your heart beats lively — oh,at the gate stands Benak Ivo!We talked all things through and through,met in person, me and you,sipped our little coffee too,talked of poems, old and new.Let us write what hearts would say,let literature have its way.Some poems I read through with care,and gave my critique on them there;so, then, let our wish be this:that we write from joy and bliss.
Upozno' sam divnu ženu,veselu i skromnost njenu.Lijepa kuća usred selai obitelj tu joj cijela.Pa zar može biti veće,u životu ljepše sreće?Kućica je uređena,okolina isto njena,a dvorište divno, bajno,dotjerano, čisto, sjajno.Pa unučad, divna djeca,a bobika čuva zeca,igraju se u živici,k'o da nisu protivnici.U tom raju sve joj štimai ljepote ona ima.Zadovoljni mi smo biliuto smo se i rastali.
I have met a lady kind,cheerful, of a modest mind.A fine house in the village square,and her whole family is there.Could there be a greater thing,lovelier joy that life can bring?Her small house is neatly kept,and her grounds are neatly swept;and the yard's a fairy sight,trim and clean and shining bright.And the grandchildren, so sunny,and Bobika guards the bunny;in the hedge they romp and goas if neither were a foe.In her paradise all's sweet,and its beauty is complete.Happy, pleased, we were, and sothen it was our time to go.
Bilo mi je vrlo drago,blaženo mi bilo lice,upoznati ovo blago:Marice iz Čađavice!
I was glad and full of pleasure,blissful was my face, Marica,to have come to know this treasure:you, the one from Čađavica!
Valpovo, 02. 07. 2013.
Valpovo, July 2, 2013