Ivan Benak

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

Kad budete prije snova,u krevetu mekom bili.Iz te knjige pročitajtepjesmu, da bi ljepše snili.

When, before your dreams begin,in your soft bed you are laid,read a poem from this book,so that sweeter dreams are made.

Noćca će Vam ova dati,svu ljepotu noćnih snova,voljeni će slatko znati,sa usana cjelov brati.

This sweet night will give you this:all the beauty dreams contain;your beloved, sweet with bliss,from your lips will pluck a kiss.

Eto, to su slatke noći,sa ljubavlju izvedene.A kad svane danak novi,pratit će Vas čari njene.

There, such are the sweetest nights,brought about with love, and so,when a new day dawns, its charmswill attend you where you go.

Valpovo, 28. 09. 2013.

Valpovo, September 28, 2013

Translator's note. Written for Jadranka Bardek in a copy of his book Odjeci srca (Echoes of the Heart).