Ivan Benak

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

Prigodne pjesme i posvete

Valpovački dvori

Occasional verse and dedications

Valpovački Dvori

U restoranu lijepom"VALPOVAČKI DVORI",jednog ljetnog danaplavušu sam sreo,dok sam toplu, crnuekspres kavu pio.Bila je to java, ne,ja nisam snio.

In the lovely restaurant,"Valpovački Dvori",on a summer's daya blonde girl came in view,while I drank my coffee,hot, black espresso brew.It was real, and no,not a dream, but true.

Ne zadugo potom,svatovi su bili.U restoranu krasnom,"VALPOVAČKI DVORI."Vjenčalo se dvoje,zaljubljeni, mili.Za nagradu oni,traku su dobili.

Not so long thereafterthe wedding guests were there,in the splendid restaurant,"Valpovački Dvori".Two were joined in marriage,a loving, darling pair,and as their rewardthey got a tape to share.

Sada sretno plove,svojoj zlatnoj zorii video trakugledati će moći,što su njima dali,"VALPOVAČKI DVORI",kao uspomenu,u svadbenoj noći.

Now they're sailing, happy,toward their dawn of glory,and the video tapethey'll be free to view,the one given to themby "Valpovački Dvori"as a fond keepsake oftheir wedding night for two.

Valpovo, 06. 05. 2001.

Valpovo, May 6, 2001

Translator's note. Valpovački Dvori ("Valpovo Courts") is a restaurant in Valpovo; the couple met there, held their wedding there, and were given the wedding video as a present.