Ivan Benak

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

Ljubavne pjesme

U mom naručju

Love poems

In My Arms

U naručju kad si mome,ja ni za šta ne znam više.Da l' mećava snježna vije,il' jesenje liju kiše.

When you're in my arms, my dearest,all I know is us together,be it snowy blizzards blowingor the rains of autumn weather.

Kad osjetim usne tvoje,oko vrata ruke dvije,moje tijelo ognjem gori,jer ga tvoja ljubav grije.

When I feel your lips upon me,and your arms my neck entwining,then my body burns like embers,for your love on me is shining.

Kad milujem tebe, draga,meni ljepše sreće nije.Proljetne mi ruže cvatui ljetno me sunce grije.

When I stroke you, oh, my darling,sweeter joy is past my knowing;roses of the spring are blooming,and the summer sun is glowing.

Valpovo, 1980.

Valpovo, 1980

Translator's note. Set to music by Marija Cavor and sung by the women's choir Perunike of Ivankovo.