Poštovane „Perunike“
Occasional verse and dedications
Dear "Perunike"
Diljem naše Slavonije,pjesmom ste ljepotu dalei još mnogo, mnogo ljeta,moje pjesme Vi pjevale.
All across our Slavoniayou've brought beauty with your song,and for many, many summerssing my songs, and sing them long!
Vaše društvo „PERUNIKE“,posebna ste meni dika.Taj fascikl nek' Vam bude,uspomena od pjesnika.
You, the group called PERUNIKE,are my special pride, my dears;let this folder be a keepsakefrom the poet through the years.
Svojim glasom u pjevanju,osvojili zlatna slova.Iskreno Vam ovo želi:Benak Ivo iz Valpova!
With your voices, as you're singing,you've won names in gold that glow.This, sincerely, is the wish ofBenak Ivo from Valpovo!
Valpovo, 06. 12. 2012.
Valpovo, December 6, 2012
Translator's note. He gave the women's choir Perunike ("Irises") of Ivankovo a folder of his poems, and they sang his songs. "Written in golden letters" is the Croatian phrase for lasting fame.