Oy chmaryt'sya, tumanyt'sya,
Dribni doshchi ydut'.
Tam molodi zovnya, zovnyaryky
Med-horilku p’yut'.

P’yut' horilku, shche y nalyvku,
Yidyat' pampushky,
Ta shche y sobi zahlya, zahlyadayut'
Na chuzi zinky.

Chuza zinka yak yahidka,
Yak vyshnevyi cvit,
A ty z meni, shabe, shabelyno,
Zav’yazala svit.

Viz'mu tebe shabelyno,
Ta y za hostryi kray.
Pushchu tebe, shabe, shabelyno,
V hlybokyi Dunay.

Plavay, plavay, shabelyno,
Vchysya plavaty,
A ya pidu molod-molod zovnyar
Zinku shukaty.

Yak ya sobi, shabelyno,
Zinochku znaydu.
Todi tebe, shabe, shabelyno,
Do boku prypnu.