Na dorozi lyudy soncya chekaly,
Chorni hory smutku vony nahadaly.
Yich bazannya v nebi pisneyu letilo.
Ta, na zal, ce sonce dlya lyudey zhorilo.

I na temniy skeli zirky tancyuvaly.
V korolivstvo nochi vovky zavitaly.
Nahadaly lyudy dobre i pohane.
Ta, na zal, ce sonce dlya lyudey ne vstane.

Pryspiv:
Vstavay, sonce, vstavay, vstavay!
Slipym ochi vidkryvay!
Vstavay, sonce, vstavay, vstavay!
Slipym ochi vidkryvay!

Na dorozi lyudy soncya chekaly,
Chorni hory smutku vony nahadaly.
Yich bazannya v nebi pisneyu letilo.
Ta, na zal, ce sonce dlya lyudey zhorilo.

Pryspiv

Ne vidkryly ochi promeni shchaslyvi
Ta u chvylyach nochi skarb lyuds'kyi zhubyly.
Narodylys' dity – ta svitla yim ne treba,
Bo na yichni ochi nasypaly pepla.

Pryspiv