Oy zal meni vechirochka,
Shcho ya y ne hulyala.

Shcho ya y ne hulyala.
Oy zal meni toho parnya,
Shcho ya y uteryala.

Shcho ya y uteryala.
Choch ya z yoho uteryala,
To ne bula doma.

To ne bula doma.
Uteryanyi holosochok,
Shche y tychaya mova.

Shche y tychaya mova.
Holosochok – u lisochok,
Tycha mova – rizno.

Tycha mova – rizno.
"Ne lay mene, moya nenko,
Shcho ya chodzu pizno.

Shcho ya chodzu pizno.
Choch ya chodzu ta hulyayu,–
Dobryi rozum mayu.

Dobryi rozum mayu.
Ledachomu kozakovi
Viry ne diymayu.

Viry ne diymayu".
"Breshesh, donyu, breshesh, divko,
Yak ty ne diymayesh!

Yak ty ne diymayesh.
Virno lyubysh, shche y kochayesh,
Vironky diymayesh.

Vironky diymayesh.
Yak zachuyesh holosochok,
Bizysh pereymayesh".