Zaplakaly kariyi ochi
V daleku zadyvlenu put',
Tam tychym shlyachom opivnochi
Povstanci na Volyn idut'.

Divchyna holovku sklonyla
Buynu kucheryavu na hrud':
"Buvayte zdorovi, sokoly,
Shchaslyva voyac'ka vam put'".

Naraz sered temnoyi nochi
Zahrav des' rizkyi avtomat,
Shche postriliv kilka i tycho...
Des' chuty shche vybuch hranat.

Ale tut sered temnoho boru
Vychodyat' dva chlopci mali,
Prynosyat' nimec'ku mashynu:
"Pryimit' u ryady nas, druzi!

Nam bat'ka hermanci ubyly,
Zamuchyly matir torik,
Nas dvoye u lisi lyshylos',
Zertvuyem Vkrayini sviy vik".