Oy u poli try krynychenky,
Lyubyv kozak try divchynonky:
Chornyavuyu ta bilyavuyu,
Tretyu rudu ta pohanuyu.

"Shcho chornyavu vid dushi lyublyu,
Do bilyavoyi zalycyayusya,
A z rudoyu, prepohanoyu,
Pidu, mabut', rozproshchayusya".

"Chy ya tobi ta y ne kazala,
Yak stoyaly pid svitlyceyu:
Ne yid', ne yid' ta y u Krym po sil,
Bo zastanesh molodyceyu".

"Lyubyv tebe ya divchynoyu,
Lyubytymu y molodyceyu,
A shche budu choch sim lit zdaty,
Poky stanesh udovyceyu".

Chy vsi z tiyi ta sady cvitut',
Shcho vesnoyu rozvyvayut'sya,
Chy vsi z tiyi ta y vinchayut'sya,
Shcho lyublyat'sya ta kochayut'sya?

Polovyna tych sadiv cvite,
Polovyna rozvyvayet'sya,–
Odna para ta vinchayet'sya,
A druhaya rozluchayet'sya.