U temnomu bayrachenku husti doshchi ydut',
Tam molodi zovniryky med-horilku p’yut'.

Oy p’yut' vony med-horilku, yidyat' yahidky,
Ochenkamy spohlyadayut' na chuzi zinky.

Chuzi zinky, yak yahidky, yak rozevyi cvit,
A ty meni, shabelyno, zav’yazala svit.

Viz'mu ya tya, shabelyno, za hostri boky,
Kynu ya tya, shabelyno, v Dunay hlybokyi.

Plavay, plavay, shabelyno, vchysya plavaty,
A ya pidu, molod zovnir, zinku shukaty.

A ya pidu, molod zovnir, zinochku znaydu,
Todi ya tya, shabelyno, do boku vcheplyu.