Koly ya buv kraplynoyu vody,
Ya rozumiv, shcho rozumiyesh ty.
Ya vidchuvav, yakyi cey svit malyi,
Ya vidchuvav, shcho ne dostatno mriy.
A vsi dyvylys', vsi movchaly,
Vony toho ne vidchuvaly,
Koly horily kryla,
Koly letily strily.

Pryspiv:
Letiv, ne rozumila,
Chotiv, ne rozumila,
Shukav, ne rozumila,
Chekav, ne rozumila. (ves' kuplet – 2)

Koly ya buv zahublenym klyuchem,
Ya zrozumiv, kudy voda teche,
Ya zrozumiv, yakyi velykyi svit,
Ya zrozumiv, kudy use letyt'.
A vsi dyvylys', vsi movchaly,
Vony toho ne vidchuvaly,
Koly horily kryla,
Koly letily strily.

Pryspiv (3)