Ivan Benak

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

Ljubavne pjesme

Oh, kako bih htio

Love poems

Oh, How I'd Love To

Oh, kako bih htio,kada zora rudi,zagrljene, sretne,da nas sunce budi!

Oh, how I would love,when the dawn breaks through,happy, arms entwined,for the sun to wake us two!

Oh, kako bih htio,da je preko dana,tvoja nježna ljubav,mome srcu hrana!

Oh, how I would love,all the day ahead,for your love so tenderto be my heart's own bread!

Oh, kako bih htio,da ti ljubim licei slađahne usne,što se milo smiju!

Oh, how I would lovejust to kiss your faceand your sweet little lipsthat so dearly smile!

Oh, kako bih htio,biti u tvom krilui ljubiti oči,što me toplo griju!

Oh, how I would loveto rest in your lapand to kiss those eyesthat warm me all the while!

Oh, kako bih htio,da ti držim glavui prstima nježnomrsim tvoju kosu!

Oh, how I would lovejust to hold your headand with gentle fingerstousle up your hair!

Oh, kako bih htio,da se nježno mazimi poljupce slatkeostavljam po nosu!

Oh, how I would lovetenderly to cuddle,leaving kisses sweeton your nose, here and there!

Oh, kako bih htio,da ti prije snova,nježno, tiho šapnem:Sretna noćca ova!

Oh, how I would love,before dreams take flight,to whisper, soft and tender:"What a happy night!"

Oh, kako bih htio!

Oh, how I would love to!

Valpovo, 12. 02. 1987.

Valpovo, February 12, 1987