Poštovanom Mihaelu Lustigu
Occasional verse and dedications
To the Esteemed Mihael Lustig
Poštovani gospon' Lustig!Znamo se odavno.Nastupo' sam kao pjesnik,a bilo je javno.
My respected Mister Lustig!We've known each other long:I appeared once as a poet,in public, with my song.
Do Broda smo jednom išli,ni sad ne bih znao,koji je to povod bio,knjigu sam Vam dao.
Once together we went to Brod,even now I couldn't tellwhat the reason for it was;I gave you my book as well.
Bila je to knjiga druga,a nikako treća.Nazvana je od miline,baš ZEKINA SREĆA.
That one was my second book,and by no means the third;fondly I had named it then:BUNNY'S LUCK was the word.
Kad je Rodo izd'o knjigu,bio je svečarac.Tog je dana Vama došo':VALPOVAČKI BEĆARAC
When Rodo brought the book outhe made a holiday;THE VALPOVO BEĆARACcame to you that day.
Jednog dana rano kod Vasja sam nastupio.ODJEK SRCA u Vaš posjed,tad je odjeknuo.
One day early, at your place,I performed my part,and echoing into your handswent ECHOES OF THE HEART.
I prođoše mnogo ljeta,ničeg nije bilo.Onda Vam je STIH KROZ ŽIVOT,skočio u krilo.
Many summers passed us by,and nothing came of it;then THROUGH LIFE IN VERSE jumped upinto your lap to sit.
Nakon tol'kog drugovanja,to morate znati.Možemo se Gospon' Lustig,prijatelji zvati.
After all this comradeshipthere's one thing you should know:Mister Lustig, we are friends,and we may call it so.
Od tih divnih događaja,znam, nije Vam krivo.Još Vam mnogo lijepih stvari,želi BENAK IVO.
About these splendid happenings —you're not sorry, I know.Many more lovely things to comewishes you BENAK IVO.
Valpovo, 27. 06. 2010.
Valpovo, June 27, 2010