Zadumav didochok, zadumav zenyt'sya.
Oy siv, dumav, dumav, zadumav zenyt'sya.

Staroyi ne chochu, moloda ne pide;
A choch vona pide, to y ne lyaze spaty;

A choch lyaze spaty, to y ne obernet'sya;
A choch y obernet'sya, to y ne pociluye;

Oy choch pociluye, odvernet'sya, splyune:
– Oy u tebe, didu, capynaya boroda,

Capynaya boroda, ovechaya pochoda,
A sovyni ochi, nedobri do nochi.

Poyichav didochok vranci na torzochok,
Ta kupyv nahayku, dobruyu drotyanku,

Ta udaryv mylu vin po pravomu plechu.
– Oy u tebe, didu, shovkovaya boroda,

Shovkovaya boroda, a pans'kaya pochoda,
Sokolyni ochi, dobryi did do nochi.