Mov zirku yasnu u neba rozmayi,
Zustriv ya Tebe u krasi nezrivnyannii,
Na kolina prypav, zastyh u blahanni.
Boze! Vryatui, osvyaty ce kohannya!
Boze! Pryimy u hrihah pokayannya,
Dai meni sliv dlya dushi spovidannya,
Lyubov zruinuvaty svyatu ya ne dam
Ni bludlyvym ocham, ni cynichnym slovam,
Sebe do ostanku ljubovi viddam,
Zbuduyu ljubovi ya nashoyi hram.
Zlo i bidu, neshchastya i krov,
Vse vidvedu – zberezu ya ljubov,
Nas zberezu vid zazdrisnyh zmov.
Tobi ya povtoryuyu znovu i znov
Slova, shcho ne vmrut cherez sotni rokiv.
Slova, shcho dlya Tebe u serci zberih,
Na kohannya vivtar ya dolju poklav,
Nikomu ioho i Tebe ne viddam.
Voda i krov, holod i zar
Vse na Zemli ye Bozyi dar.
Odyn zahubyv, inshyi znaishov,
Cherez rozluky i tryvohy
Do shchastya zemnoho diishov.
Shchastya kohannya, shchastya ljubovi,
Shchastya bezkrainoho navit v rozmovi,
Shchastya, yakoho nihto shche ne znav
I za kotre kozen zyttya by viddav.