Ne stelyv nichto v zyttya meni dorohy,
Navprostec' kriz' terny yshov ya u svity,
Tilky nedruhy chynyly pereshkody
Na shlyachach, yakymy yshov ya do mety.

Pryspiv:
Nache kin, toy kin
Dolayu pereshkody!
Vse zemne – to tlin, to tlin, –
Ya ne chochu nahorody
Inshoyi, aniz lyubov –
Inshoyi, aniz Boza lyubov!

Ne zavdav ya zla ni lyudyam, ani zviram,
Na im’ya bylynku koznu nazovu,
U zytti svoyemu zla bahato zvidav,
Zla u serci ni na koho ne tayu.

Pryspiv

Ne nazyv mayetkiv ya sobi, rodyni,
Bohom dane slovo lyudyam ya viddav,
Ale zavzdy i na ciy svyatiy stezyni
Pereshkody nashych vorohiv dolav.

Pryspiv