Ivan Benak

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

Pjesme za djecu

Zaspalo mače

iz knjiga Mali snovi (1988.), Žablji sastanak (2005.) i Stihom kroz život (2010.)

Poems for children

The Sleeping Kitten

from the books Little Dreams (1988), The Frogs' Meeting (2005) and Through Life in Verse (2010)

Mala maca umiljataoštre šape ima.Zato, seko, ne ljuti je,jako grebe njima.

Little kitty, sweet and cuddly,has sharp little paws;so, dear sister, don't annoy her,she will scratch you with her claws!

Naša maca, kada spava,miče šapom, brkom,valjda miša tada sanjai hvata ga trkom.

When our kitty is asleep,paw and whiskers flick;she must dream about a mouse,catching it so quick!

I kad spava, motor radi,ona tiho prede.Oh, te mačke baš ne znajugorivo da štede!

Even sleeping, motor running,purring soft and deep.Oh, these cats just never learnfuel isn't cheap!