Oi hmarytsya, tumanytsya,
Dribni doshchi idut.
Tam molodi zovnyaryky
Med-horilku p’yut.
P’yut horilku, shche i nalyvku,
Yidyat yahidky,
Ta shche i sobi spohlyadayut
Na chuzi zinky.
Chuza zinka, yak yahidka,
Yak toi makiv cvit,
A ty z meni, shabelyno,
Zav’yazala svit.
Vizmu ya z tebe, shabelyno,
Ta i za hostryi krai,
Pushchu z ya tebe, shabelyno,
V hlybokyi Dunai.
Plavai, plavai, shabelyno,
Vchysya plavaty,
A ya pidu, molod zovnyar,
Zinku shukaty.
A yak ya sobi, shabelyno,
Zinky ne znaidu,
Todi ya z tebe, shabelyno,
Do boku prypnu.