Vidlitayut lita

Ya za shchastyam bizu, ya za shchastyam bizu vse zyttya,
A vono vse vid mene vtikaye,
I shchob shchos, i shchob shchos dovesty do puttya,
Chas potriben, ta mii ne chekaye.

Pryspiv:
Os stezyna zyttya – ty korotka taka,
A doroha do shchastya daleka-daleka.
Vidlitayut za obrii lita, vidlitayut za obrii lita,
Vidlitayut mov bili leleky. (2)

A ya v nebo dyvljus, a ya v nebo dyvljus,
I chekayu yih z vyriyu marno.
Ale vse shche nadiyus, nadiyus chomus,
Spodivayus na krashche zvychaino.

Pryspiv