Ivan Benak

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

Umirovljenički jadi

Općinskoj udruzi umirovljenika Ivankovo

Pensioners' woes

To the Municipal Pensioners' Association of Ivankovo

POŠTOVANA GENERACIJO

ESTEEMED GENERATION

Topli pozdrav vama svima želimi skupštini vašoj se veselim.

Warmest greetings, all of you, I send,and your meeting gladdens me no end.

Slušam divne rezultate vaše,dobar uspjeh i smjernice rada,to što Željko vaš predsjednik kaže,ja čestitam svima vama sada.

Now I hear the fine results you've made,your success, the course your work will steer;what your president, Željko, has conveyed:I congratulate you all right here.

Sve čestitke vašem predsjednikui ostalim ovdje prisutnima,plodonosni rad skupštini vašoj,ja iskreno želim sada svima.

All congratulations to your presidentand to all the others present here;fruitful work to this assembly, too:this I wish to all of you, sincere.

Za sva djela što ste učinili,svojim radom u godini ovoj,ja vam želim uspjeha još više,ostvarili u godini novoj.

For the deeds that you have carried outwith your labour in this passing year,I wish you still more success to come,won in the new year that's drawing near.

A skupština u ovome času,nek' podrži tu sadašnju Vladu,jer će ona sa puno elana,vodit društvo u budućem radu.

Let the meeting, at this very hour,back the Government that holds the reins,for with plenty of élan it willlead the club's work on to future gains.

Da bi zdravo tijelo održali,redovito terme pohađali.Na godinu više se družili,s udrugama sportski takmičili.

To keep your bodies healthy, fit and hale,go to the thermal baths and never fail;and may you get together more next year,and compete in sport with clubs from far and near.

Podružnice što se s vama druže,divna sela oko vas što kruže:Retkovci, Vođinci i Prkovci,pa i društvo Stari Mikanovci.

The branches that keep company with you,the lovely villages around you, too:Retkovci, Vođinci and Prkovci,and the club of Stari Mikanovci.

I pjevačko društvo vaše slavno,taj predivni zbor "PERUNIKA",sa uspjehom zajedno sa vama,Ivankovu posebna su dika.

And your singing society of note,that lovely choir, "PERUNIKA" by name,successful, side by side with all of you,is Ivankovo's special pride and fame.

Svi u zdravlju i veselju bili.Uživajte veselo bez rada.Mnogo ljeta penziju primali,ne tražite svetog Petra vrata.Ostvarenje vaših divnih snova,želi: Pjesnik Ivo iz Valpova!

May you all stay well and full of cheer,free of work, enjoy life, celebrate;draw your pension many a long year:don't go looking for Saint Peter's gate.Fulfilment of your lovely dreams, my friends,the poet Ivo from Valpovo sends!

Valpovo, 24. 11. 2011.

Valpovo, November 24, 2011

Translator's note. Ivankovo is a village near Vinkovci; Retkovci, Vođinci, Prkovci and Stari Mikanovci are the villages around it. Perunika ("The Iris") is the village choir.