Chochu but' kozakom. Chochu v polya, de travy zeleni, yak more,
I yaskravi, yak sonce, a v nebi kruzlyaye yastrub.
Chochu buty vovkom... Chochu rosyanym rankom
shuhnuty u balku, de zverchu tuman, a schyly vkryvayut'sya ryastom.

Chochu buty tumanom... Chochu kovtnuty vovka i kozaka,
I prysluchatys', yak vony u meni vorushat'sya.
Chochu dlya nych staty soncem i rozihnaty tuman...
I kin kozaka zradiye meni, vucha yoho nashoroshat'sya...

Chochu buty hrozoyu, chochu vodoyu omyty step,
Bezkrayiy, yak dushi vilni. Chochu buty hrozoyu...
Chochu buty z toboyu, chochu yty poryad daleko-daleko za obriy,
A yak lyazesh spaty, lyahty bilya tebe, m’yakoyu, yak nich, kovyloyu...

Chochet'sya buty... Chochet'sya buty...
Chochet'sya buty... Chochet'sya buty...