Oy hore tiy chayci,
Chayechci-nebozi,
Shcho vyvela chayenyatok
Pry bytiy dorozi!

Oy ishly chumaky,
Veselo spivaly,
I chayechku izihnaly,
Chayenyat zabraly.*

A chayechka v’yet'sya,
Ob dorohu b’yet'sya,
K syriy zemli prypadaye,
Chumakiv blahaye:

"Oy vy, chumachenky,
Vy shche molodenki,
Vernit' moyich chayenyatok,
Vony shche malenki".

"Oy chayechko nasha,
Nepravdonka vasha:
Povaryly chayenyatok,
Dobra bula kasha!"

"Boday vy, chumaky,
Shchastya ne dizdaly,
Shcho vy moyich dribnych ditok
Iz hnizda zabraly!

Boday vy, chumaky,
Na Din ne schodyly,
Shcho vy moyich dribnych ditok
V kashi povaryly!"