Ivan Benak

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

Umirovljenički jadi

Treća dob u „Dnevnom boravku“

Pensioners' woes

The Third Age at the "Day Centre"

U Valpovu usred parkaima jedna divna zgrada,sastaje se ovdje društvou BORAVKU DNEVNOM sada.

In the park in Valpovostands a lovely building, wherefriends now meet in companyin the DAY CENTRE, gathered there.

Tu je društvo svakog dana,ženice se zabavljajui prošlost je lijepa bila,ali za nju ne pitaju.

Every day the group is here,ladies have their fun and play;and though lovely was the past,they don't ask for yesterday.

Tu igraju razne igre,dosadno im nikad nije,a kad grlo se osuši,kavica se slatko pije.

Here they play all sorts of games,never bored the whole day through;and when throats begin to dry,coffee's sipped, and sweetly too.

Svakog dana ovdje dođu,mnogo dama našeg kraja,preko dana da si nađu,zemaljskoga malo raja.

Every day the ladies come,many from around our way,just to find themselves a crumbof earthly heaven through the day.

Petrović je tu Vanesakoja ovo društvo vodi.Kad se ovdje žene skupe,tu se druže u ljepoti.

Here's Vanesa Petrović,she's the one who leads the way;when the women gather here,lovely friendships fill the day.

Oh, divote, mili Bože,kad se skupe ovdje dame,pa kad priče raspredaju,društvo prave sebi same.

Oh, what joy, dear God, to seewhen the ladies gather round;spinning stories, one and all,their own company they've found.

Ponekada nešto rade,vezenjem se neke bave,al' godine brzo lete,pa rođendan često slave.

Now and then they do some work,some take up embroidery too;but the years go flying fast,birthdays keep on falling due.

A posao važan nijeza njeg' nitko i ne hajetaj BORAVAK DNEVNI želebar što duže da potraje.

Work, though, isn't what's important,no one cares for it, not one;all they wish is that their DAY CENTRElasts as long as it can run.

Valpovo, 24. 11. 2013.

Valpovo, November 24, 2013

Translator's note. About the day centre for elderly people in the park in Valpovo.