Za obitelj Salaić, Belišće!
Occasional verse and dedications
For the Salaić Family, Belišće!
OVU KNJIGU IVIDAJE DJEDA ZDENKO
To Ivo, this bookfrom Grandpa Zdenko
Nek' ti Ivo knjiga ova,pruži ugodno veselje,stvarajući ovu knjigu,to su bile moje želje.
May this book, dear Ivo, bring youpleasant gladness, happy cheer;as I made it, this was alwayswhat I wished, my wish sincere.
Nek' ti baka čita knjigu,svaku večer prije snova,da ti vedra u ljepoti,svane jutrom nova zora.
Let your grandma read this bookevery night before you dream,so that, bright and fair, each morninga new dawn for you may gleam.
I uživaj dan veseli:iskreno ti autor želi!
And enjoy each merry day:the author's heartfelt wish, I say!
Valpovo, 29. 07. 2013.
Valpovo, July 29, 2013
Translator's note. Written in a copy of his children's book Zekina sreća (Bunny's Luck), a gift from Dr Zdenko Salaić to his grandson Ivo.