Ivan Benak

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

Prigodne pjesme i posvete

Prijatelji slavnog Komla grada

Occasional verse and dedications

Friends from the Famous Town of Komlo

Topli pozdrav vama svima želimi dolasku vašem se veselim.

I send warm greetings to you all today,and I rejoice that you have come our way.

Komla grada susjedne Mađarske,dobro došli, prijatelji mili,u Valpovu u našemu gradu,ugodno se sa nama družili.

From Komlo, town of neighbouring Hungary,dear friends, we bid you welcome, all of you,here in Valpovo, in this town of ours;may you have pleasant times with us here too.

Što je lijepo neka dugo traje,obostrano družili se često,svu ljepotu to druženje daje,bilo naše ili vaše mjesto.

What's lovely, let it last for many a day;let's often meet as friends, in your town or ours;such friendship gives all beauty, in its way,no matter where we spend our pleasant hours.

U svom gradu divne snove snilii najljepšu ljubav provodili,mirovinu još veću imali,da bi bolji standard uživali.

In your own town may lovely dreams come true,and may the finest love be shared by you;and may your pensions still more generous grow,so that a better standard you may know.

Svi u zdravlju i veselju bili,uživajte veselo bez rada,mnogo ljeta penziju primali,iskrene su moje želje sada.

May all of you in health and gladness be,enjoy yourselves in cheer, no work to do,and draw your pensions many a year and more:these are my heartfelt wishes now for you.

Valpovo, 22. 04. 2010.

Valpovo, April 22, 2010

Translator's note. Komló is a town in southern Hungary, partnered with Valpovo; the visitors were pensioners like himself.