Poštovani Tomislave!
Occasional verse and dedications
Dear Tomislav!
Sinoć svratih na pjesničko sijelo,gdje pjesnici predu svoje snove.Tu sam sreo novog prijatelja:Tomislav se on Šutalo zove.
Last night I dropped by a poets' sijelo,where poets spin the dreams that are their own;and it was there I met a new-found friend:Tomislav Šutalo, so he is known.
Toga trena dogovor je bio,međusobno da se knjiga daje.Neka bude draga uspomena,da ugodno prijateljstvo traje.
Right then and there, we came to an accordto give each other books, as friends would do.So let it be a dear remembrance, then,so that our pleasant friendship may stay true.
Kao pjesnik divne pjesme pišei knjigu je svoju odštampao,zato ovu ja posvetu pišem,kako bih mu svoju knjigu dao.
As a poet he writes lovely verse,and has his own book printed, as he planned;and that is why I write this dedication,so I may put my book into his hand.
Nedjelja je, desetoga travnja,dv'je tisuće i trinaesta zima.Prijatelju ja posvetu pišem,jer mi srce ovu želju ima.
It's Sunday, and the tenth of April, too,two thousand thirteen winters now gone by.I write this dedication for a friend,because my heart so wished it — that is why.
Valpovo, 10. 03. 2013.
Valpovo, March 10, 2013