Kudy nam smiyatys?

Kudy nam smiyatys? My vze vidsmiyalys,
My bachyly vse, my vse vidchuvaly.
My znyzu dyvylys, shcho robytsya zverhu,
Koly nam zverhu kynut monetku?
Ce iobane sonce svitylo navkolo,
Ale ne vidchuly my radosti v nomu.
Kydalys, lomalys, molylys, smiyalys,
Sebe ne zalily, na shchos spodivalys.

My spodivalys, na shchos spodivalys,
Ale ne zderzalys i znov zasmiyalys.

Stysnuvshy zuby dyvylys navkolo!
Ne bachyly tam ni chorta, ni Boha.
Za kozne slovo chiplyalys zubamy
I kozne slovo z dushi vyryvaly.

My vyryvaly, slova vyryvaly.
A za shcho voyuvaly my i ne znaly.