Den i nich navprostec' v polya
Ya idu odyn, ya topchu rillya.
Obriy soncem svit zaslipyv,
Ya dyvlyus' navkruh ta nema stepiv...

Chuty pisnyu tycho v Dykim poli –
To ptachy spivayut' sutinkovi,
Viter zene chvyli kovylovi:
Nemaye bilshe miscya v sviti kozakovi.
Chuty pisnyu tycho v Dykim poli –
To ptachy spivayut' sutinkovi,
Viter zene chvyli kovylovi:
Nema bilshe shchastya v sviti bilshe kozakovi.

I viter dme, v noho stilky syl,
Ya by tak chotiv, ya by tez chotiv!
Zemle, de z vsi tvoyi syny?
Ya krychu shchosyl ta nema luny...