Ivan Benak

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

Radio burza

Za prodaju imam naftaricu

iz knjige Stihom kroz život (2010.)

Radio market

Oil Heater for Sale

from the book Through Life in Verse (2010)

Ovim putem objavljujem svima,da kod mene naftarica ima.Odostraga, sa strane i sprijeda,vjerujte mi, k'o nova izgleda.Ona ima rezervoar sa strane,da ga puniš u te zimske dane.Zapremine od deset litara,u njoj nafta polako izgara.Na lož ulje ona grije sobu,ako treba dat ću je na probu.A lož ulja na benzinskoj ima,nek' se grije sve dok traje zima.Ne daj Bože, da se tko smrzava,dok pećica u garaži spava.Ako sklona bude mi fortuna,nju ću dati za četir'sto kuna.Sa prijevozom i montažom priđe,snašicama koje se ne stide.Jeftinije ovo nećeš naći,vjeruj, brate, ni u samoj Mađi.Da se griješ u zimi sav sretan,nazovi na broj:652 - osamsto dvadeset jedan.

I hereby let it be known, far and near:I've got an oil heater for sale, right here.From back and side and front, whichever view,believe me, it looks just as good as new.It has a fuel tank on the side, what's more,to fill when winter's knocking at the door.The tank holds up to ten litres, all told,and slowly burns the oil against the cold.It heats the room on heating oil with ease;you're welcome to a trial, if you please.The petrol station sells the oil, no fear,so keep warm while the winter lasts this year.Now God forbid that anyone should freezewhile in the garage the small stove sleeps at ease.If Fortune smiles on me, as well she may,four hundred kuna is the price you'll pay.With transport and installation, too, I'll callon young wives who are not too shy at all.You won't find this for less, brother, I swear,not even in Hungary, not even there!To stay warm and happy till the winter's done,ring up the number:652 – eight hundred twenty-one.

Valpovo, 4.09.2000.

Valpovo, September 4, 2000

Telefonski broj iz pjesme više nije u upotrebi.

The phone number in this poem is no longer in use.

Translator's note. A verse ad for "Radio burza", the swap-and-sell show on the local radio. Hungary, just over the border, was where people went for cheap goods. The phone number was his own.