Petrijevačkim sokacima
Through the Lanes of Petrijevci
Eh, da su mi konji vrancii fijaker novi,tada bi se ostvarilidavni moji snovi.
Oh, if I had raven horsesand a carriage gleaming,then at last would all come true thosedreams I'd long been dreaming.
Voz'o bih se kroz Petr'evcepo danu i mrakui ljubio cure, snašeu svakom sokaku.
I would drive through Petrijevciday and night-time, gaily,kissing all the girls and young wivesin each sokak daily.
Krenuo bih Bregovitomsve do Veternice,gdje bih dragoj izljubio,njeno bijelo lice.
I'd set off down Bregovitato Veternica's place,where I'd cover with my kissesmy darling's fair white face.
Pa bih zatim Drenovicomu Lopovski sokak,a potom bih u Ciganski,dok ne padne mrak.
Then I'd go down Drenovica,on to Lopovski lane,and from there into Ciganski,till the light would wane.
Prošao bih Kolođvaromčak u Novo selo,tu bi mene dočekalojanje moje bijelo.
Down Kolođvar I would travelto Novo selo, whereI would find her waiting for me,my own white lamb, so fair.
Iz Mlinske bih ja polakou Bikovski sokak,došao bih svojoj dragojs večeri na konak.
From the Mlinska, slow and easy,to the Bikovski lane,then at dusk I'd reach my darlingand for the night remain.
Pa bih tada zapjevao,kroz naš sokak Stari,nek se znade da Ivetaide svojoj Mari.
And then I would start my singingdown Stari sokak, clear,so that all would know Ivetagoes to his Mara dear.
I na kraju kada cijeluRepubliku prođem,kad izljubim cure, snaše,ja u Fenek dođem.
And at last, when I have driventhe whole Republic round,when I've kissed the girls and young wives,at Fenek I'll be found.
Valpovo, 10.07.2001.
Valpovo, July 10, 2001