Ivan Benak

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

Ljubavne pjesme

Most po kome gaziš

Love poems

The Bridge You Walk Across

Sada nosim života breme.Most sam po kome gaziš.A kada prođe naše vrijeme,kasno će biti da me maziš.

Now I carry all of life's great weight,I'm the bridge on which you tread;and when our time has passed, it will be late,too late for you to stroke my head.

Mladost naša prolazi,za podmladak živiš sad.Starost brzo dolazi,a s njome bol i jad.

Our youth is slipping past,you live for the young today;old age is coming fast,with pain and grief to stay.

Zato me miluj, draga,poljupce daj mi sada.Liječi mi srce bolnoi dušu punu jada.

So caress me, darling,give me kisses while you may;heal this aching heart of mineand my soul in its dismay.

Ne zaboravi da vrijeme letii za sobom ostavlja trag.Mladosti naše tada se sjetii bit ću ti ponovno drag.

Don't forget how swiftly time will fly,leaving all its trace behind;then remember how our youth went by,and once more I'll be dear, you'll find.

Valpovo, 1977.

Valpovo, 1977