Ty tak spokiyno dyvyshsya vhoru,
Tak, niby ne znayesh, shcho padayesh vnyz,
I vperto tyahne tebe v svoyu noru
Toy zvir, shcho davno micno horlo vze stys.
Yak chochesh – znaydesh, yak prahnesh – pirnesh,
Sam znayesh skilky zalyshylos' syly,
Tobi lyshylos' ne dovho – ty ydesh,
Daremno shukayesh krashchoho (tam).

(tam) de nebo krovi
(t'ma) t'ma zamist' voli
(nema) vid pravdy vtechi
(znay) tam bachysh rechi
Tak yak ye.
(tam) tam mertvi tini
(strach) prozori stiny
(zvidty) vze ne pidesh
(znay) schovatys' nide
(tam) tam!

Ya znayu vid zachu, ne zimknesh ochi,
Bo tam zyve spokiy, de strachu nema,
Ty chuyesh zvir klyche, zabraty vze choche –
Vin vyp’ye zyttya zamist' tebe do dna.
Yak chochesh – znaydesh, yak prahnesh – pirnesh,
Sam znayesh skilky zalyshylos' syly,
Tobi lyshylos' ne dovho – ty ydesh,
Daremno shukayesh krashchoho (tam).

(Tam)...