Monakh

ishov monakh iz pokhodu
pid morozy, pid nehodu
chutʹ zhe vin ne zmerz
chutʹ zhe vin ne zmerz
ne znav monakh, de poditʹsya
zay̆shov u kabak pohritʹsya
zbrosyv svoy̆ mundir
zbrosyv svoy̆ mundir
zbrosyv mundir, shche y̆ ochky
porvav ryasy na klochky
sam poshov plyasatʹ
sam poshov plyasatʹ
naplyasavshysʹ, naihravshysʹ
z dobroy̆ voley̆ rozproshchavshysʹ
skochyv na krylʹtso
vdaryv u kolʹtso

monakh na konya sadytʹsya
pid monakhom konʹ rezvytʹsya
zelenym luhom
zelenym luhom
konʹ luhom, luhom, luhom
khodyatʹ dyevochky kruhom
dyevky ne znay̆shov
do vdovy poy̆shov
tsiluvav, myluvav
rozdusheyu nazyvav
zakrychav ura!
zakrychav ura!
oy̆ ura, ura, ura
sochynylasya bida
ta y̆ ne malaya
ta y̆ ne malaya

v velykodnyuyu subotu
pobrasaly vsi robotu
rukhnuly v kabak
rukhnuly v kabak
med ïly, vyno pyly
kabachnyka obduryly
kuryly tabak
kuryly tabak
nakuryvshysʹ tabaku
polyahaly na boku
otsya pisnya vsya
konchylasya

The ocean's warm
The water's deep
We beg for storm
The wind is here

What is this life if, full of care
We have no time to stand and stare
A poor life this if, full of care
We have no time to stand and stare