Pryishov Vasyl do Hanusi, shche kury ne pily,
Shchoby yeho, molodoho, lyude ne vydily.
Pryishov Vasyl do Hanusi: "Yak si mayesh, serce?"
A vna yemu vidpovila: "Ubyi zinku pershe!"
– Yak yeyi, Hanusechko, molodenku byty,
Shlyubna zinka, yak zozulka, bude si prosyty.
– Zatkay kahlu, zabyi dveri, aby zahorila,
Ta vyvedy v temnyi lis, kazy, shcho zdurila.
Pryishov Vasyl dodomochku, vzyav stozok vershyty,
Vzyala zinka molodenka na neho svaryty:
– Ty, Vasylyu molodenkyi, ne chochesh robyty,
Lyshen chodysh do Hanusi med-horivku pyty!
Zabyv dveri, zatkav kahlu, a vna zahorila,
Ta vyviv yu v temnyi lisok, skazav, shcho zdurila.
Vyviv yu v temnyi lisok ta zachav yu byty,
Shlyubna zinka, yak zozulka, vzyala si prosyty:
– Ne uvazay, Vasylechku, shcho ya molodenka,
Ale vvazay, Vasylechku,– dytyna malenka.
Ne uvazay, Vasylechku, shcho ya pidu hnyty,
Ale vvazay, Vasylechku, z kym ty budesh zyty!
Vviyshov Vasyl do korshmonky, stav si napyvaty,
Vzyaly lyachy-haydamachy* na chest' nahanyaty:

– A de z tvoya, Vasylechku, zinka molodenka,
Shcho tobi si rozplakala dytyna malenka?
– Moya zinka molodenka pishla do rodyny
Ta zabula z sobov vzyaty maloyi dytyny.
[Syuda tuda za Vasylem, de Vasyl podivsya,
Yakby Vasyl buv u hayu, hay by zelenivsya.
Yakby Vasyl u cerkovci, popy by spivaly,
Yakby Vasyl u korshmonci, muzyky by hraly.
Yakby Vasyl utopyvsya, brody by shumily,
Yakby yeho vovky z’yily, to by zatrubily.
Odni by zatrubily, druhi by zavyly,
Treti by na pryznaku chot' nohy lyshyly.]
Zakuvala zozulechka na tonenkim prutku,–
Vedut', vedut' Vasylechka, vzyaly ho za ruku
Ta y kazut' mu: "Ne biysi, Vasylechku, ne biysi, ne biysi,
Uze tobi zlahodzena shybenycya v lisi".