Kazut ljudy, shcho my harazd, shcho ya sy spivayu,
A ya taku pry roboti fantaziyu mayu.
Kazut ljudy, shcho my harazd, shcho ya sy spivayu,
Mayu tuhu na syrdenku ta i sy rozbyvayu.
A yak by ya ny spivala ta vse sumuvala,
Davno by my zazulenka na hrobi kuvala.
A yak by ya1) ny spivala, vse sumna hodyla,
Davno2) by ya molodenka na sviti ny zyla.