– Kalyno, kalyno, choho v luzi stoyish?
– Stoyu ta y dumayu, yak zacvisty mayu:
Zacvitu bilo, ptashky obdz'obayut',
Zacvitu chervono, pany oblamayut'.
Sumne, sumne divche, sumne nevesele,
Try nochi ne spalo, dribnyi lyst pysalo,
Dribnyi lyst pysalo ta y na pochtu dalo
Do toho zovnira, shcho virne kochalo.
Oy zovnir vstavshy, toy lyst prochytavshy,
Tyazenko zitchnuvshy, kochannya spimnuvshy.
– Oy pane z, miy pane, pusty mni dodomu,
Pyshe lyst divchyna, shcho vze maye syna.
– Zovnire, zovnire, durnyi rozum mayesh,
Nichto ne pytaye, ty si sam pryznayesh.
– Oy pane miy, pane, to ye syrotyna,
Bohu dushu dayu, shcho moya prychyna!
– Zapryahay, zovnire, konya voronoho,
Oy my poyidemo az do rodu tvoho.
Oy yide vin, yide, vorota vtvyraye,
Prychodyt' rodyna, zovnira vytaye:
– Zovnire, zovnire, neshchasna hodyna,
Choruye bez tebe moloda divchyna.
Vviyshov do svitlonky, divchyna choruye,
Uzyav ciluvaty, serdeshno ciluye.
– Ciluvala by-m tya neshchasna hodyna,
Curaye mni si vsya moya rodyna.
Nay by to rodyna, a y to otec', maty,
Nema komu meni lyzky vody daty!
– Choruy, lyubko, choruy, hospod' boh z toboyu,
Yak si vychoruyesh, oz'mu shlyub z toboyu.
Divchyna vstala, yak ne choruvala:
– Davay, maty, shaty, do shlyubu stavaty!