Yakby ya mih znaty, navishcho ya tut,
Ya navit' u skruti ne kynuv by noshi
Mene b ne morochyly rechi ta hroshi,
Yakby ya mih znaty navishcho ya tut.

Ya yshov povz forteci, kremli ta reychstahy,
Chytav pro heroyiv ta yichni zvytyahy
Ya zyv tam de kozen susida pase.
I chto meni skaze: Navishcho vse ce?

I chto meni skaze, de ye ta krynycya,
Z yakoyi p’yut' razom zorya ta zar-ptycya,
De znayut' i radist' moyu i bidu
I duze nadiyut'sya, shcho ya pryidu

Yakby moya spraha vid Boha bula,
Ya vyishov by v pole i pyv by blakyti
I dyakuvav kozniy rosyni i myti,
Yakby moya spraha vid Boha bula

Ya bachyv, yak chodyat' svit za ochi lyudy,
Shukayuchy te, shcho ye skriz' ta usyudy.
Blukayut' prospektamy, mchat' po shose.
Ta chto meni skaze: Navishcho vse ce?

I chto meni skaze, de ye ta krynycya,
Z yakoyi p’yut' razom zorya ta zar-ptycya,
De znayut' i radist' moyu i bidu
I duze nadiyut'sya, shcho ya pryidu

Yakby ya kochanu naspravdi lyubyv,
Ya pestyv by vsi yiyi prymchy ta vady
I my b navit' holi daly sobi rady
Yakby ya kochanu naspravdi lyubyv

Ya buv na vesillyach de p’yani muzyky
Labayut' 7-40, a hosti, yak dyki
To b’yut'sya, to hlochnut' vid vlasnych pisen
I chto meni skaze: Navishcho vse ce?

I chto meni skaze, de ye ta krynycya,
Z yakoyi p’yut' razom zorya ta zar-ptycya,
De znayut' i radist' moyu i bidu
I duze nadiyut'sya, shcho ya pryidu

Bo v chystomu nebi ye shchedra krynycya,
De tychoyi pravdy zyvaya vodycya,
De znayut' i radist' moyu i bidu
I vsi spodivayut'sya, shcho ya pryidu