Oy, z-za hory vysokoyi
Z-pid chornoho hayu,
Oy, kryknuly kozachenky:
Utikay, Nechayu!
Ne zurit'sya, ne zurit'sya,
Pany-otamany,
Postavyv ya ochoronu
Usima shlyachamy.

Pryspiv:
Nechayu, Nechayu,
Trymay konya na pryponi
Dlya svoho zvychayu!

Yak ya mayu kozak Nechay
Zvidsy utikaty,
Slavu moyu kozac'kuyu
Marno poteryaty?
To z ye v mene kozak Shpak,
Oto dobryi chlopec',
Vin odrazu daye znaty,
Koly utikaty.

Pryspiv:
Nechayu, Nechayu,
Trymay sobi shabelechku
Dlya svoho zvychayu!

Sidlay, chlopche,
Sidlay, malyi, konya voronoho,
Ta pobizy v chyste pole,
Chy yde lyachiv mnoho?
Vertayet'sya malyi chlopec',
Az iz Polonoho:
Ide lyashkiv sorok tysyach
Tilky bez odnoho.

Sidlay meni voronoho,
Sobi – bulanoho
Ta y vyrizem vrazych lyachiv,
Hey, shcho do odnoho!
Oy, ne vstyh kozak Nechay
Na konyka spasty,
Vraz lyachamy, yak snopamy,
Po dva ryady klasty.

Pryspiv:
Nechayu, Nechayu,
Trymay sobi shabelechku
Dlya svoho zvychayu!

Yak rozverne kozak Nechay
Ta live pleche,
A vze lyachiv – vrazych syniv
Ta krov richkoyu teche!
Povernuvsya kozak Nechay
Na pravuyu ruku,
Oy, ne vyskochyv Nechayiv kin
Iz lyashoho ruchu.
Oy, yak stysne kozak Nechay
Konya ostrohamy,
Za nym lyachiv sorok tysyach
Z holymy shablyamy.
Poshpotavsya pid Nechayem
Konyk na kubynku,
Zlovyv lyashok – skurvyi synok
Yoho za chuprynku.
Oy, vdaryvsya kozak Nechay
Ob kulak rukoyu,
Oy, pryidet'sya rozluchytys'
Z dit'my i zonoyu.
Hey, molodi kozachenky,
Kotryi bude v misti,
Poklonit'sya matusenci,
Neshchasniy nevistci.

Nechay vona, nechay plache,
A vze ne vyplache,
Oy, nad synom, nad Nechayem,
Chornyi voron kryache.
Za chas, za chvylynku,
Za malu hodynku
Kachayet'sya Nechayeva
Holova na rynku.
Oy, ne dbaly vrazi lyachy
Na kozac'ku vrodu,
Rvaly tilo po kavalku,
Puskaly na vodu.

Nechayu, Nechayu...

Otak muzniy kozak Nechay
Za Vkrayinu byvsya,
I za te vichnoyi slavy
V vnukach zaruchyvsya!

Nechayu, Nechayu... Nechayu, Nechayu...
Nechayu, Nechayu... Nechayu...