Ozenyvsya mii mylenkyi, ku-ku!
Ozenyvsya mii mylenkyi
Ta i vzyav mene, molodenku,
A zozulya vse kuye!
Mashchu hatu – shchitky znaty, ku-ku!
Mashchu hatu – shchitky znaty,
Ne navchyla mene maty,
A zozulya vse kuye!
Zvaryu borshch – vin hirkyi, ku-ku!
Zvaryu borshch – vin hirkyi,
Spechu hlib – vin hlevkyi,
A zozulya vse kuye!
Raz mylomu dohodyla, ku-ku!
Raz mylomu dohodyla:
Zamist kavy borshch zvaryla,
A zozulya vse kuye!
Vin do mene z kulakamy, ku-ku!
Vin do mene z kulakamy:
– Choho kava z buryakamy?!
A zozulya vse kuye!
To za borshch, to za kavu, ku-ku!
To za borshch, to za kavu,
Zahnav mene az pid lavu,
A zozulya vse kuye!
– Za shcho b’yesh, za shcho layesh? Ku-ku!
Za shcho b’yesh, za shcho layesh?
Yaku vzyav, taku mayesh.
A zozulya vse kuye!