Zazurylasya, zazurylasya ta y bidnenkaya vdova,
Shcho yiy oblyahla, shcho yiy oblyahla zelenenka dibrova.
Oy pishla vdova, oy pishla vdova kosaryky naymaty:
Nichto ne choche, nichto ne choche bidnoyi vdovy znaty.
Naymyla sobi, nayshla sobi dvaycyat' kosarykiv i shtyry,
Shchoby skosyly ta y zhromadyly vsi hory ta y dolyny.
Kosari kosyat', kosari kosyat' ya vitrec' povivaye,
Shovkova trava zelenenkaya na kosy nalyahaye.
Shovkova trava, shovkova trava na kosy nalyahaye,
A miy mylenkyi, chornobryvenkyi y konykom vyhravaye.
– Pokyn, mylenkyi, chornobryvenkyi, konykom vyhravaty,
Chody do mene, molodenkoyi, vecheryu vecheryaty.
– Vecherya dobra, vecherya dobra, vecherya ya y hotova,
Vypala z meni, molodenkomu, na Vkrayinu doroha.
– Tobi doroha, tobi doroha, a meni shlyashok bytyi,
Zalyshim my si, ta z miy mylenkyi, u sim rochku lyubyty.
– Ne zalyshu ti, moya mylenka, poky ti ne distanu,
Ochka chornenki, lychko bilenke ta y choroshoho stanu.