Ivan Benak

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

Nek Vam ova knjiga moja,pruži ugodno veselje,stvarajući ovu knjigu,to su bile moje želje.

May this book of mine for youbring a pleasant, sweet content;as I made it, that was justwhat I wished for, what I meant.

Kao ovaj zeko maliimali baš uvijek sreće.Po životnom Vašem putu,cvjetalo Vam divno cvijeće.

Like this little bunny here,may you have good luck each day;and along your path of lifemay sweet flowers bloom your way.

Obitelji BuranjiMariji i Marku,ugodno veselje,bez tuge i brige,iskreno im želi:autor ove knjige!

To the Buranji family,to Marija and Marko:a pleasant, merry timewith no sorrow or careis the heartfelt wishthis book's author would share!

Valpovo, 23. 12. 2013.

Valpovo, December 23, 2013

Translator's note. The Buranjis run the Ivanovi dvori restaurant in Ivankovo. The "little bunny" is the hero of his children's book Zekina sreća (Bunny's Luck).