Ženi za rođendan
To My Wife on Her Birthday
Sve najbolje za rođendan,ja ti želim, srećo moja,to ti žele od sveg srcai dječica draga tvoja.
All the best upon your birthdayI wish you, my joy, my dear;and your darling children toowish it, loving and sincere.
Sve što mogu poželjeti:U životu sretna bila,mnogo lijepih rođendana,s najdražima proslavila.
Everything that I can wish:may your life be glad and sweet,many lovely birthdays morewith your dearest ones to greet.
Zajedno smo mi u braku,pedeset i sedam ljeta.Da nam život bude bolje,obišli smo dosta svijeta.
We've been married, you and I,fifty-seven summers through;so that life might treat us better,we have seen the world, we two.
Na tom putu što me pratiš,od svega ti srca hvala!A dvoje si divne djece,meni, dušo, darovala.
For the road you've walked beside me,all my heartfelt thanks are due!And two lovely children, darling,were the gift I had from you.
U životu tvom, Jelice,pratila te divna sreća,a na putu tvog života,neka bude puno cvijeća.
In your life, my Jelica,may sweet fortune fill your hours,and along your journey's pathwaymay there bloom a wealth of flowers.
Valpovo, 16. 11. 2007.
Valpovo, November 16, 2007