Stychly promovy, bokaly – vze ne yde anekdot.
Slovo nadaly hitari – hitaryst ne znav not.
Shist' strun splelys' v try akordy – v unison vyhrava –
Pisnya litala po kolu – z ust zryvala slova.

Pryspiv:
Toz pozazdrim sobi,
Shcho zustrilys' tut vsi,
Kozen v dumci spivav, shcho chotiv,
Pid hitary znayomyi motyv.

Pisnya komus' nahadala pro brodyache zyttya,
Pro ti roky, v kotri vze bilsh nema vorottya.
Tam shchos' ne zbulos' – v dushi zalyshyvsya lysh kryk.
Oblysh dumky, pidspivay – ty z ishche ne staryk.

Pryspiv