I
Kuryevo ta poryevo (Ye!)– ce zdoryevo.
Ale isnuye v sviti taka shtuka, yak more
Plyazi – bili, hvyli – syni
Bucaye more devok sered akvatoriyi
A ya blidyi, nibyto Vii, bilyi parubok zlyi
Chochu nyuhaty mahnoliyi, vynyshchuvat kaloriyi
A zamist lyahu u vannu, kapitan bez ranhu
Chunha? Chunha! Chanha? Chanha!
Ai, pidu vkradu naduvnoho kruha
Vdoma naduyu, zapakuyu rechi
Papanya! Mamanya! Trapylosya hore!
Hroshei ne vystachaye, a ya hochu do morya
A more de?
II
Kuryevo-poryevo, vse palyevo zalyshylos u misti
Na aukcioni "Kristis" ya pocupyv lisapeda
Mriyu, yak na mori stvoryu dekilka love story
Kruchu pedali, zhaduyu uroky lohopeda:
– bosyi hlopec sino kosyt, rosa rosyt nohy bosi...
– buv byk tupohub, tupohubenkyi bychok...
– vashi yidut, nashi idut, vashi nashyh pidvezut...
do morya...
III
Kuryevo-poryevo, ya vpevnenyi, isnuye, ale morya ya
v zytti svomu ne bachyv, lyshe u televizori,
tam more namalovano, a bilya noho divky:
splachuite hotivkoyu ta macaite uryvkamy
Bombei-buhy, buhy-vuhy Bombei!
Kruchu pedali dali, bilishyi
iz ljudei. Ye ideya: ya halmuyu.
Boze! Moze, morya ne isnuye?
A moze zablukav ya bez kompasu
Ne vytrymaye serce podibnoho lyapasu
Usya! Usio! Fenita la istoria
Zvezut do krematoriya u misti Yevpatoriya...