Ivan Benak

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

Prigodne pjesme i posvete

Tamburaški bend „Vječiti osmijeh“

Occasional verse and dedications

The Tambura Band "Vječiti Osmijeh"

Milica mi ovo ispričala!

Milica told me this herself!

U Valpovo tambura me zvalaSvoju ljubav Milanu sam dalaBračno gnijezdo u Valpovu svilaI sa njime tu se udomilaObitelj sam divnu osnovalaDvoje djece s mužem odgajalaNajsretnija u životu bilaKao cura te sam snove snilaTo vam veli iskreno MilicaBivša cura Čamagajevaca

To Valpovo I followed the tambura's song,and gave to Milan all my love, lifelong.In Valpovo I wove our nest to stay,with him I made my home from that first day.A lovely family I founded before long,two children with my husband, raised up strong.My life's been happiest in every way:just as I dreamt it as a girl at play.This Milica sincerely tells you so,the Čamagajevci girl of long ago.

Ovu knjigu ja Milici dajemNeka bude prijateljstvo našePovezano suprugom MilanomKoji vodi slavne tamburaše

This book I give to Milica today;and may our friendship always firmly stand,bound by her husband Milan, who's the onethat leads the famous tamburica band.

Valpovo, 17. 08. 2013.

Valpovo, August 17, 2013

Translator's note. The band's name means "Eternal Smile"; it is led by Milan Orešković of Valpovo. Written in a copy of his book Žablji sastanak (The Frogs' Meeting) for Milan's wife Milica; the first part is in her voice.