V' poly bylyna, viter' neyu chytae,
Hey, hey, viter' neyu chytae.

Cholovik' zinky sya pitae,
Hey, hey, cholovik' zinky sya pitae.

Zinko-z' moya molodenka, sho budem' roboty,
Hey, hey, sho budem' robyty.

Ya chochu yty do Kanadi, a tebe lyshyty,
Hey, hey, a tebe lyshyty.

Ne ydy, biysya Boha, bo budesh' bidyty,
Hey, hey, bo budesh' bidyty.

Tu maesh' drobny dity, treba hodovaty,
Hey, hey, treba hodovaty.

A ti na chuzyni, budesh' bidovaty,
Hey, hey, budesh' bidovaty.

Vesnoyu u marti, vitri sya zvivayut',
Hey, hey, vitri sya zvivayut'.

Bukovynsky hospodari v' Kanadu sya zbyrayut',
Hey, hey, v' Kanadu sya zbyrayut'.

Yak' mi u Chernovcyach', bileti kupovaly,
Hey, hey, bileti kupovaly.

Zinky nashy ta y za namy, revno zaplakaly,
Hey, hey, revno zaplakaly.

Yak' m' u Chernovcyach', v' koliyu sidaly,
Hey, hey, v' koliyu sidaly.

Zinky nashy ta y za namy, ruky zalomaly,
Hey, hey, ruky zalomaly.

Ot' kolym' pryichav', do toy Kanadi,
Hey, hey, do toy Kanadi.

Ne mayu potichy, ne mayu poradi,
Hey, hey, ne mayu poradi.

Kanado! Kanado! Yaka-z' ti zdradlyva,
Hey, hey, yaka-z' ti zdradlyva.

Ne odnohos' muza, z' zenov' rozluchyla,
Hey, hey z' zenov' rozluchyla.

Rozluchylas' muza, ta y drobnenky dity,
Hey, hey, ta y drobnenky dity.

Horko-z' meni, v' Kanadi dovho tu sydity,
Hey, hey, v' Kanadi sydity.

Chodzu po Kanadi, ta y myli rachuyu,
Hey, hey, ta y myli rachuyu.

Hde mya noch' zachopyt', tam' ya y nochuyu,
Hey, hey, tam' ya y nochuyu.

Pysav' bi ya lysty, ta y vze y papir' mayu,
Hey, hey, ta y vze y papir' mayu.

Poyshov bim' na pochtu – dorohy ne znayu,
Hey, hey, dorohy ne znayu.

Chot' znayu dorohu, to ne znayu movi,
Hey, hey, to ne znayu movi.

Bidnyi ze ya bidniy, v' kanadiyskoy nedoly,
Hey, hey, v' kanadiyskoy nedoly.

Syadu kolo stola, ta y stanu dumaty,
Hey, hey, ta y stanu dumaty.

Budu do rodyny, drobniy lyst' pysaty,
Hey, hey, drobniy lyst' pysaty.

Pysav' ze ya toy lyst', povtora hodyni,
Hey, hey, povtora hodyni.

Zanis'em' na pochtu, do svoey rodyni,
Hey, hey, do svoey rodyny.

Poydu ya nad' more, nad' tychuyu vodu,
Hey, hey, nad' tychuyu vodu.

Budu ya chekaty na lyst', ot' svoho rodu,
Hey, hey, ot' svoho rodu.

Neodna ribochka, cherez' more plyla,
Hey, hey, cherez' more plyla.

Zadnoym' ne vydiv', shchob' lysti nosyla,
Hey, hey, shchob' lysti nosyla.