Radnicima Radio Slatine
Occasional verse and dedications
To the Staff of Radio Slatina
Radnicima radio postaje,predivnoga Slatinskoga gradaovu knjigu Ivan Benak daje,za potrebe njihovoga rada.
To workers at the radio stationin Slatina, that lovely town, todayIvan Benak gives, as his donation,this book, to help their work in every way.
Čitajući ovo moje djelo,nek vam pruži ugodno veselje.Stvarajući ovu divnu knjigu,iskrene su bile moje želje.
As you read through this work of mine, may youfind in it pleasant gladness and good cheer;and as I made this lovely book of mine,the wishes in my heart were all sincere.
Ak' Vam ovo moja knjiga sada,zadovoljstva pruži makar maloi meni bi zbog mojega radatoga trena zadovoljstva dalo.
If now this book of mine should give to yousome satisfaction, even just a bit,then for my labour it would give me, too,a moment's satisfaction out of it.
Još Vam dajem uglazbljene pjesmena stihove od Benak Ivana.Po kućama divne Slatinštine,nek se pjesme čuju svakog dana.
I also give you songs, with music setto Ivan Benak's verses, and I prayin homes throughout the lovely Slatina landthese songs be heard and sung from day to day.
Kao pjesnik ja sam vrijedan bio,sedam knjiga sretno iznjedrio.Obišao cijelu Slavoniju,u Slatini tri put nastupio.
A poet, I have worked hard all the way,and seven books, with luck, have seen the day;I've travelled round the whole of Slavonia,and in Slatina three times had my say.
Ja sam Sopjan, tu sam se rodio,U Slatini školu završioi radnik sam ja u „SPOM-u“ bio.A sada bih sve vas pozdravio.
A Sopje man, I was born there and grew;in Slatina I saw my schooling through,and in the "SPOM" I was a worker too;and now I send my greetings all to you.
Valpovo, 9. 1. 2014.
Valpovo, January 9, 2014