Ishla baba po hryby, a did po pidpen'ky,
/ Baba svoyi posushyla, a did yist' syren'ki, / 2
Oy, ruv-ru-va-ya, oy, ruv-ru-va-ya,
/ Ruva-ruva-ruva-ya, / 2
Ruva milaya moya.
Baba svoyi posushyla, shche y borshchu zvaryla,
/ Ta shche y svoho staren'koho yisty zaprosyla, / 2
A did yist' toho borshchu, ta vse babu khvalyt',
/ Baba moya, baba moya, yak dobre borshch varyt', / 2
Oy, ruv-ru-va-ya, oy, ruv-ru-va-ya,
/ Ruva-ruva-ruva-ya, / 2
Ruva milaya moya.
A shche by ty, babo, babo, yakby ukhy zvaryla,
/ Yakbys' pishla do richechky, rybky nalovyla, / 2
Ide baba do richechky, rybky nalovyty,
/ A did zzadu yde za babov, khoche yi vtopyty, / 2
Oy, ruv-ru-va-ya, oy, ruv-ru-va-ya,
/ Ruva-ruva-ruva-ya, / 2
Ruva milaya moya.
Oy koby ya babu vtopyv, ya by ne zhuryvsya,
/ Ya by sobi znayshov divku, ta y by ozhenyvsya, / 2
A yak baba tse pochula, rybky ne lovyla.
/ Khap dida za borodu, ta y v richtsi vtopyla. / 2
Oy, ruv-ru-va-ya, oy, ruv-ru-va-ya,
/ Ruva-ruva-ruva-ya, / 2
Ruva mylaya moya.
Both Miklos
Iryna Telyukh
Igor Perevertniuk
2017-10-30