Yak lyubyv ya Katerynu,
Znav yiyi bilu hlynu,
Nosyv yiy ya hroshenyata,
Kupyv yiy ya chobotyata,
Nosyv salo, nosyv svichky,
Kupyv yiy ya cherevychky,
Kosyv zyto shche y pshenycyu,
Kukurudzu y sochevycyu,
I shche ya yiy telya pryper,
Ledve prynis, trochy ne vmer.
A vona, ..., izminyla
Ta shtyroch razom polyubyla:
Polyubyla tilky svata,
Hryc'ka, Fed'ka shche y Kindrata.
A teper ya krychat' budu,
Ta ishche y hukaty budu,
Ta vse na tu Katerynu:
– Vidday, ..., bilu hlynu,
Vidday meni hroshenyata,
Vidday meni chobotyata,
Vidday salo, vidday y svichky,
Vidday, vidday cherevychky,
Vidday zyto shche y pshenycyu,
Kukurudzu y sochevycyu,
Vidday meni y telya teper,
Shcho ya kolys' prynis, trochy ne vmer.