Chorna chmara nastupaye, dribnyi doshch yde,
A molody zovnironky p’yut horivku, p’yut. (2)

Oy p’yut ony horivonku, yidyat yahidky,
Ta shche sobi spohlyadayut na chuzy zinky. (2)

Chuzy zinky, yak yahidky, yak ruzovyi kvit,
A ty meni, shabelyno, zav’yazala svit. (2)

Vozmu ya tya, shabelyno, za ostry boky,
Kynu ya tya, shabelyno, v Dunay hlubokyi. (2)

Plavay, plavay, shabelyno, vchysya plavaty,
A ya pidu, molod zovnir, zinku shukaty.