(Enerhiyno, v tempi marshu):
Zatumanylosya pole,
Dohorily hen zirky,
Rano-vranci zasvystaly
Chornobryvi kozaky.
Zasvystaly, vyrushaly
V step shyrokyi: raz, dva, try!
Yich v dorohu provodzaly
Try topoli, try sestry!
"Hey, vy, legeni-sokoly,
Sichi slavniy posluzit',
Zlomu chanu i sultanu
Sylu svoyu pokazit'!
I zi slavoyu vertaytes'
Na Vkrayinu do pory,
Z rushnykamy vas zustrinut'
Try topoli, try sestry".
Zasvystaly kozachenky
Rano-vranci bez zury;
Ukrayina provodzala
Yich u viys'ko: raz, dva, try!

(Povilno, zi smutkom):
Zbihlo vze za litom lito,
Yak voda splyvly roky –
Ne vertayut'sya z pochodu
Chornobrovi kozaky.
Rozcvitaye katran ryasno,
De shumlyat' lychi vitry,
Ukryvaye cvitom-ryastom
Try mohyly: raz, dva, try...
Splyat' sokoly chornobrovi
V tr'och mohylach: raz, dva, try...
A nad nymy try topoli –
Ukrayiny try sestry.
Raz, dva, try! Raz, dva, try!