Ivan Benak

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

Ljubavne pjesme

Pokloni mi, draga

Love poems

Give Me, My Darling

Pokloni mi sebe,njedra svoja bujna,svoje slatke usne,s poljupcima vrelim.

Give yourself to me,your bosom, full and lush,your sweet lips, with kissesburning hot as fire.

Pruži meni ljubav,radost svoga srca,ljubav tvoju, draga,ja vječito želim.

Give your love to me,the gladness of your heart;your love, my darling,I'll evermore desire.

Podaj meni tugu,tvoje bolne duše,da bol tvoju, draga,s tobom podijelim.

Give to me the sorrowof your aching soul,so your pain, my darling,may be shared by two.

Podari mi osmijeh,radost svoga jutra,da se rano, zoromsa tobom veselim.

Grant to me a smile,the gladness of your morning,that early, at the dawn,I may rejoice with you.

Valpovo, 23. 12. 1974.

Valpovo, December 23, 1974