Vich-na-vich z soboyu

Vchora zustrich – teper proshchannya,
Vchora zymno – a nyni speka.
Toi buv pershym – teper ostannii,
Toi buv poruch – teper daleko.
Toi do shchastya namiryav kroky,
Nu, a vyishlo, shcho – do mohyly.
Toi svityv, ta pohas do stroku.
Toi palav, a toho spalyly.

Pryspiv:
Tak bulo
Z naidavnishyh lit,
Minyayutsya ljudy,
Minyayetsya svit. (ves kuplet – 2)

Toi u nebi vpiimav udachu,
A nazavtra stav znovu bosym.
Toi smiyavsya, a nyni – plache.
Toi davav, a sohodni – prosyt.
Toi dolav naikrutishi pidiomy,
Ta ioho zalyshyly syly.
Toi buv druhom, a stav znaiomym,
Toi litav, a teper – bezkrylyi.

Pryspiv

I lita nazad ne vertayut,
Yak ne sumno, i yak ne hirko.
Ya minyayus, mene minyayut,
Chy to v krashchyi bik, chy to v hirshyi.
Ya minyayus razom zi svitom
I smiyus, i plachu doshochu,
P’yu prozoryi vesnyanyi viter,
Hublju dni, a znahodzu nochi.

Pryspiv

Shche daleko ity do krayu,
Ya u neba proshu nesmilo:
"Chai dusha moya ne pomyraye
Ranish, niz pomre moye tilo!" (ves kuplet – 2)