Na veselje kolegici Marti
Occasional verse and dedications
To Gladden My Colleague Marta
Ovu knjigu darujem Ti Marta,kao spomen na druženje naše.Puno puta zajedno smo bili,Slavonijom često nastupili.
This book, dear Marta, I now give to you,a keepsake of the times we shared, we two.So many times together we have been,performing all across Slavonia's scene.
Svoj si obol Poetama dalai sa njima često putovala,pjesme svoje sa njima čitala,u tome si, Marta, uživala.
You gave to the Poeta group your share,and often travelled with them here and there,and read your poems with them everywhere,and, Marta, how you loved it, being there!
Zato ovu knjigu Ti pročitaj,u čitanju veselja si dodaj.I za Tebe ona je pisana,autor će Ti zato reći HVALA!
So read this book of mine, and read it through,and let the reading bring some joy to you.For you as well these pages have been penned,and so the author says THANK YOU, my friend!
Stigla starost, nismo više mladii starački minuli nas jadi.Kolegici Marti Ivo želidobro zdravlje i da se veseli.
Old age has come, no longer young are we,and yet from old folks' woes we've been set free.For colleague Marta, Ivo's wish is clear:good health, and joy, and plenty of good cheer.
Zato, Marta, snivaj divne snove,to Ti želi autor knjige ove.
So, Marta, dream sweet dreams the whole night through:this book's own author wishes that for you.
Valpovo, 31. 07. 2010.
Valpovo, July 31, 2010