Svadbeni poklon
The Wedding Present
Polovicom osamdeset druge,u napetom ovom vijeku.Dom zdravlja se oženio,uzeo je apoteku.
In the middle of 'eighty-two,in this age of strain and stress,the Health Centre went and married:took the pharmacy, no less!
Na svadbenoj svečanosti"Đuro Salaj" kum je bio.Svojim dragim mladencima,autobus je poklonio.
At the wedding celebration"Đuro Salaj", best man there,made a present of a busto the dear young married pair.
Na zdravici kum će reći:"Slušaj mene, kume mladi,znaj za ovaj poklon lijepi,valja da se i odradi!"
At the toast, the best man spoke:"Listen, groom, and hear me through:mind, for this fine gift from methere's some work you'll have to do!"
Bila je to hrpa gvožđa,još od starog Babilona.Samo boja i tapete,stoje više milijuna.
It was just a heap of ironleft from Babylon of yore;paint and seat-covers alonecost some millions, maybe more.
Što će zdravstvu ovo čudo?Trebaju im brza kola,a ne ova starudija,što ne pređe niti vola.
What good is this marvel, then?Health care needs a speedy car,not this rusty rattletrapthat an ox would beat by far.
Namjena je ovdje jasna,sve je čisto kao slika.Kada crkne prva pomoć,on će vozit bolesnika.
What it's for is plain to see,clear as day, and no mistake:when the ambulance conks out,it's the patients it will take.
U dvorištu Doma zdravlja,sad autobus gordo stoji.Preko dana mirno drijema,a po noći zvijezde broji.
In the Health Centre's courtyard nowstands the bus, the king of cars;all day long it calmly dozes,and at night it counts the stars.
Refren:
Refrain:
Za topli obrok, baš nas briga,vozamo se na taljiga.
Hot meals? We couldn't give a fig:we ride around in a horse-drawn gig.
Valpovo, 14.11.1982.
Valpovo, November 14, 1982