Zadumav didochok,
Zadumav zenyt'sya.
Oy siv, dumav, dumav,
Zadumav zenyt'sya.

Shcho staroyi ne chochet'sya,
Moloda ne pide.
Oy siv, dumav, dumav,
Moloda ne pide.

A choch vona pide,
To ne lyaze spaty.
Oy siv, dumav, dumav,
To ne lyaze spaty.

A choch lyaze spaty,
To ne obernet'sya.
Oy siv, dumav, dumav,
To ne obernet'sya.

A choch obernet'sya,
To ne pociluye.
Oy siv, dumav, dumav,
To ne pociluye.

A choch pociluye,
Odvernet'sya – splyune.
Oy siv, dumav, dumav,
Odvernet'sya – splyune.

"Shcho y u tebe, didu,
Capynaya boroda!"
Oy siv, dumav, dumav,
Capynaya boroda!

"Capynaya boroda,
Ovechaya pochoda!"
Oy siv, dumav, dumav,
Ovechaya pochoda!

"Sovyniyi ochi,
Nedobri do nochi!"
Oy siv, dumav, dumav,
Nedobri do nochi!

Poyichav didochok
Vranci na rynochok.
Oy siv, dumav, dumav,
Vranci na rynochok.

Ta kupyv nahayku,
Dobruyu drotyanku.
Oy siv, dumav, dumav,
Dobruyu drotyanku.

Ta y udaryv mylu
Vin po pravomu plechu.
Oy siv, dumav, dumav,
Vin po pravomu plechu.

"Oy u tebe, didu,
Shovkovaya boroda!"
Oy siv, dumav, dumav,
Shovkovaya boroda!

"Shovkovaya boroda,
A pans'kaya pochoda!"
Oy siv, dumav, dumav,
A pans'kaya pochoda!

"Sokolyni ochi,
Dobriyi do nochi!"
Oy siv, dumav, dumav,
Dobriyi do nochi!