Pryspiv:
Sliv tak chasto ne mayu,
Shchob opysaty te,
Shcho ya vidchuvayu,
Yak bachu yich kozne lyce:

Zinky plachut',
Dity plachut',
Choloviky plachut' tez,
Ta ye taki lyudy,
Shcho povz prochodyat',
I ne chvylyuye yich ce.

Znedoleni chazyayi bordyuriv,
Vidkynuti vony;
Suspilstvo prohnalo yich –
Koho za shcho.
Ta ce ne oznachaye,
Shcho ne lyudy vony;
Tak bahato iz nych strazdayut'
I lyshe prosyat' vody.