Ivan Benak

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

Ljubavne pjesme

Sanjam te

iz knjige Stihom kroz život (2010.)

Love poems

I Dream of You

from the book Through Life in Verse (2010)

Ja te sanjam svake tihe noćisvako veče kad se zvijezde pale.Na mom licu ćutim usne tvoje,oko vrata dvije ruke male.

Every quiet night I dream of you,every evening, as the stars ignite.On my face I feel your lips once more,round my neck two little arms held tight.

To poželjno tijelo usred tame,tvoja glava moje rame traži,dojke tvoje, što mi pogled mame.Usne šapću: ti si mi najdraži.

Your sweet body, longed for, in the night,your dear head upon my shoulder pressed,and your breasts, that lure and hold my sight.Lips are whispering: I love you best.

Ljubljah tvoje usplamtjele oči,privinuh te još jače na grudi.Bijasmo sretni te blažene noćii u zoru kad sunce zarudi.

Then I kissed your eyes that burned so bright,pressed you to my breast, would not let go.We were happy on that blissful nightand at dawn, when sunrise came aglow.

Valpovo, 1979.

Valpovo, 1979