Ya u zytti shchaslyvyi cholovik,
Bo harnu zinku Boh meni poslav,
Za ce yomu molytymus' povik,
Takoyi zinky shche nichto ne znav.
Na neyi hlyanu – vse u neyi ye,
Usta i kosy, ruky i dusha,
Yak tilky schochu vse vono moye,
Yak by ishche vona bula chuza.

Pryspiv:
Yak by shche ty bula chuza,
To ne bulo b tobi ciny,
Yak by shche ty bula chuza,
Ne znav by nyni ya vyny.
Yak by shche ty bula chuza,
Nichto b mene vze ne spynyv,
Yak by shche ty bula chuza,
Tobi b ya nebo prychylyv.

Pryidu dodomu, tut uze vona
Mene chekaye choch by cilu nich,
Smachna vecherya, plyashechka vyna
I usmishka yiyi charivnych vich.
Az strepenusya, zadzvenyu yak stat',
Vid nezbahnennych i palkych bazan,
Ty pidiydy, choch poruch mene stan,
Ot yak by ty ishche bula chuza.

Pryspiv (2)

Ya u zytti shchaslyvyi cholovik,
Bo harnu zinku Boh meni poslav,
Za ce yomu molytymus' povik,
Takoyi zinky shche nichto ne znav.

Pryspiv (2)