Yak zabraly my v soldaty, a zo mnov – usich
Parubkiv z sela, susids'kych chlopciv molodych,
Odyahly v mundyry siri, daly v ruky samostrily –
Serdenko moye!
Ta z koznisinkoho boyu z dvadcyaty vertalos' dvoye –
Spasy, Mariye!

Nas shykuyut', nas mushtruyut', nache na parad,
Kazut': "Ty vze ne lyudyna – ty teper soldat!"
Vid kadetiv – tilky layka, kuchar urizaye payku –
Serdenko moye!
Unter kaze, shcho my – bydlo... Yak to vse meni obrydlo!
Spasy, Mariye!

Pryspiv:
Of! Zacvitut' sady, nastane may...
Boh vbereze mene vid kuli, povernusya ya u ridnyi kray!

Prosluzyv ya u cisarya odynadcyat' lit,
Pereyshov dorih chymalo ta pobachyv svit:
Toy u sviti zapravlyaye, chto naybilshe hroshey maye –
Serdenko moye!
V koho kripki kazematy, ye soldaty, ye harmaty –
Spasy, Mariye!

Pryspiv

Yak nareshti ya z viynonky dodomu pryishov –
Posichenyi-porubanyi ta z odnom nohov...
Ya za tym zalyu ne mayu – dityam zabavky ladnayu –
Serdenko moye!
Parubkiv lyshylos' malo – nema divky, shchob ne dala!
Spasy, Mariye!

Of! Zacvily sady, kvituye may...
Boh uberih mene vid kuli, povernuvsya ya dodomu!
Of! Zacvily sady, kvituye may...
Boh uberih mene vid kuli, povernuvsya ya u ridnyi kray!