Ivan Benak

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

Radio burza

Ništa ne prodajem, već samo dajem

iz knjige Stihom kroz život (2010.)

Radio market

I'm Not Selling, Only Giving

from the book Through Life in Verse (2010)

Poklanjam štence, dva mjeseca stare,od oca terijera i majke Tare.

Two-month-old puppies, free to all who come:a terrier's their dad, and Tara's their mum.

Majka je labrador pravi po rasi,divna ih dlaka sve skupa krasi.

Their mum's a labrador, a true pure-bred;a lovely coat adorns them, tail to head.

Tako su lijepi, slatki i mali,slični su majci, vrh repa im fali.

They're pretty, sweet and small, a darling set;like mum — the tip of tail they didn't get.

Namršte se i ponekad laju,pseći jezik već pomalo znaju.

They frown, and now and then they bark, just so:a bit of dog-talk they already know.

Tko ih poželi, neka se javi,na moj telefon jedini pravi.

Whoever wants them, just get in touch, and doring my own phone — the only one that's true.

Šesto šezdeset dva dvjesto jedanaest,može dopodne il' poslije dvanaest.

Six hundred sixty-two two hundred eleven:call in the morning, or past twelve, by heaven!

Ako ih netko osobno traži,ulica je Hrvatske Mladeži.

If someone wants to fetch them face to face,Hrvatske Mladeži Street is the place.

Na broj osamnaest Kitišanci,to su adresi osobni znaci.

Number eighteen, Kitišanci, that's wherethe address is, with all its details there.

Opet kažem, nije za pare,već darujem štence naše Tare.

Again I'll say: no money, not a cent —our Tara's puppies are a gift, well meant.

Šest komada razne spoli,birajte sami, kakve tko voli.

Six pieces, boys and girls, a mixed supply;pick for yourselves the kind that takes your eye.

Ponavljam telefon: 6 6 2 2 1 1,tko ih udomi nek' bude sretan.

The phone again: 6 6 2 2 1 1,may all who take them in be happy, each one!

Valpovo, 22. 02. 2007.

Valpovo, February 22, 2007

Translator's note. A Radio burza verse ad giving away the puppies of "our Tara", a labrador. Kitišanci is a village near Valpovo.