Oi hmarytsya, tumanytsya,
Dribni doshchi idut.
Tam molodi zovnya, zovnyaryky
Med-horilku p’yut.
P’yut horilku, shche i nalyvku,
Yidyat pampushky,
Ta shche i sobi zahlya, zahlyadayut
Na chuzi zinky.
Chuza zinka yak yahidka,
Yak vyshnevyi cvit,
A ty z meni, shabe, shabelyno,
Zav’yazala svit.
Vizmu tebe shabelyno,
Ta i za hostryi krai.
Pushchu tebe, shabe, shabelyno,
V hlybokyi Dunai.
Plavai, plavai, shabelyno,
Vchysya plavaty,
A ya pidu molod-molod zovnyar
Zinku shukaty.
Yak ya sobi, shabelyno,
Zinochku znaidu.
Todi tebe, shabe, shabelyno,
Do boku prypnu.