Ivan Benak

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

Ljubavne pjesme

Tužno je biti sam

Love poems

It's Sad to Be Alone

U smiraj noći,u praznoj sobi,tužan je svaki dan.Teško je moći,u takvoj noći,naći ljubavni san.

When the night draws in,in an empty room,sad is every day.Hard it is to spin,when such nights begin,dreams where love holds sway.

Zato si nađi,životnog druga,nikad ne budi sam.Život je slađi,manja je tuga,vjeruj mi,ja to znam.

Go, then, seek and finda companion true;never be alone.Life's more sweet, more kind,and less sorrow, too;trust me,this I've known.

Valpovo, 10. 12. 1989.

Valpovo, December 10, 1989