Ivan Benak

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

Domoljubne i zavičajne

Podravino moj voljeni kraju

Homeland and native region

Podravina, My Beloved Land

Podravino domovino mila,ti si vječno Dravi bedem bila,mnoga mjesta na njedrima svilai Sopje si nježno prigrlila.

Podravina, dear homeland, I love you,the Drava's bulwark, always staunch and true;on your bosom many villages grew,and Sopje you embraced, as mothers do.

Nitko ne zna od kada postojiš,vječno ovdje ti ponosno stojiš,kao čedo svoje Sopje voliš,ponosna si, nikog se ne bojiš.

No one knows how long you have been here;proudly you have stood through every year;like your own child you hold Sopje dear;proud you are, and there is none you fear.

I svi tvoji običaji slavni,od davnina narodu su znani.Tvoji ljudi zovu se Hrvati,Sopje će ti svoju ljubav dati.

All your customs, glorious and grand,known since olden days throughout the land;Croats is the name your people bear;Sopje gives you all its love and care.

Narodu si i brižna i milai Sopju si uvijek draga bila,a sebe si Slavoniji dala,što ti svaki Hrvat kaže HVALA!

To your people you are kind and dear,Sopje always loved you, year after year;to Slavonia you gave yourself, too,for which each Croat says THANK YOU to you!

Valpovo, 16. 06. 2013.

Valpovo, June 16, 2013