Sretna vam Nova godina, draga generacijo
A Happy New Year to You, Dear Generation
Uskoro nam stiže Novo Ljeto,što nam nosi neka bude sretno,puno sreće i zdravlja i para,sve probleme nek' odnese stara.
The New Year's soon upon us: may it bethat what it brings brings joy to you and me,with lots of luck and health and cash to hold;may all our troubles go off with the old.
Pratili Vas samo sretni dani,bila bolja Nova nego lani.Svu godinu u veselju bili,svoje snove sretno ostvarili!
May only happy days now come your way,the New Year better than the last, I pray;may all the year be merry, full of fun,and may your dreams come true, yes, every one!
Sve najbolje sada vama želim,jer sa Vama i ja ljeta dijelim.Mladost moja više mi ne cvijetai ja imam po prilici ljeta.
I wish you all the very best today,for I share years with you along the way;my youth no longer flowers, fresh and new,and I've about as many years as you.
Pratila Vas i radost i sreća,mirovina bila Vam što veća.Zdrava ljeta nek' Vam sretno služe,mirovinu primali što duže.
May joy and happiness go with you, too,and may the biggest pension come to you;may healthy summers serve you well, and mayyou draw your pension to a distant day.
Nek' Vam bude briga malo manje,financijsko obilato stanje,Vaša kasa neka bude puna,manje lipa, ali više kuna.
May you have fewer worries, less of care,and finances abundant, rich to spare,and let your purse be full, and filled to spillwith fewer lipas, but more kunas still.
Svaku krizu sretno savladali,svoje zdravo tijelo osnažili,tople terme zimi pohađali,u Jadranu plavom noge prali.
May every crisis happily give way,your healthy body strengthened day by day;in winter go to thermal spas and stay,and wash your feet in blue Adriatic spray.
I starački minuli Vas jadi,kao nekad, nismo više mladi,a veselja nek' bude što više,da se lakše u starosti diše.
May all the troubles of old age pass by;we're not as young as once we were, you and I;and may delight be ours in ample measure,so in old age we breathe with ease and pleasure.
Ne bih više, toliko za sada,ne tražite svetog Petra vrata.Eto, to je sve što Vama želim,Vašoj sreći i ja se veselim.
That's all for now, there's nothing more to state:and don't go looking for Saint Peter's gate.There, that is all I wish for all of you:in all your happiness I'm joyful too.
Put života bio Vam što duži,Vašoj sreći i zdravlju nek' služi.Cijelog ljeta veselo i živo,to Vam želi: pjesnik Benak Ivo!
May your life's road be long, and long its span,and serve your joy and health as best it can.May all the year be lively, full of cheer:so wishes poet Benak Ivo here!
Valpovo, 20. 11. 2011.
Valpovo, November 20, 2011