U seli ty vinychky kuryv,
U seli ty kizyaky nosyv,
A u misti dovho vze zyvesh,
Cherez yamy perestrybuyesh.
Pryspiv:
Oi zhadai, oi zhadai babusyn zelenyi rai,
Oi zhadai, oi zhadai ukrayinskyi ridnyi krai.
U seli balakav yak hotiv,
Vyhribav iz stavu karasiv,
A u misti svii zyve yazyk,
Rozmovlyayut i svynya, i byk.
Pryspiv
U seli z krynyci vodu p’yesh,
U seli, shcho v hati – to tvoye,
A u misti z kranu vse teche,
U dvori tvoyemu – nichyye.
Pryspiv