Ivan Benak

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

Prigodne pjesme i posvete

Poštovanoj Zlati Gajer!

Occasional verse and dedications

To the Esteemed Zlata Gajer!

Ovu knjigu dajem sestri Zlati,nek' joj bude draga uspomena.Doma zdravlja radnici smo bili,nekad davno, u dobra vremena.

I give this book to Nurse Zlata today;let it remain a keepsake, dear and true.We worked together at the Health Centre,long, long ago, in good times that we knew.

Nek' joj knjiga za užitak služii dosadu u životu skrati.Sa ljepotom nek' se ona druži,da ju sreća u životu prati.

And may this book be hers for pleasure's sake,and shorten all the boredom in her days;and may she of its loveliness partake,so luck may follow her through all life's ways.

U svom radu i sa najdražima,uživala radost i veselje.Po stazama cvjetalo joj cvijeće,autorove iskrene su želje!

In her work and with those most dear to her,may she enjoy both happiness and cheer.May flowers bloom for her along her paths:these are the author's wishes, most sincere!

Valpovo, 29. 07. 2013.

Valpovo, July 29, 2013

Translator's note. Zlata Gajer was a nurse from Belišće; she and the poet had worked together at the Health Centre (Dom zdravlja).