– Chy ne budesh, divchynonko, za mnoyu tuzyty,
Yak ya syadu ta y poyidu cisaryu sluzyty?
– Oy ne budu, kozachenku, ne budu, ne budu,
Ty za horov, ya za druhov, za tebe zabudu!
Yak vyyichav kozachenko za pershi vorota,
Ne bere sya divchynonky ni son, ni robota.
Yak vyyichav kozachenko za hustiyi lozy,
Oblyvayut' divchynonku dribnenkiyi slozy.
Bizat', bizat' za kozakom try pislanci pishky:
– Oy vernysya, kozachenku, vmyraye matusya!
– Chot' vmyraye, propadaye, ya vze ne vernusya!
– Oy vernysya, kozachenku, vmyraye ty tato!
– Chot' vmyraye, propadaye, – zal vahy ne maye!
– Oy vernysya, kozachenku, vmyraye divchyna!
– Treba z konem borshe hnaty, aby yu zastaty!
Oy uchodyt' kozachenko do novoyi chaty:
– Vyidy, vyidy, holubonko, krasnenkaya, zlota!
Oy uchodyt' kozachenko do novoyi chaty,
Moloduyu divchynonku staly ubyraty.
Molodenku divchynonku na smert' ubyrayut',
Molodoho kozachenka vodov vidlyvayut'.
– Ty kazala, shcho ne budesh za mnoyu tuzyty,
Teper, taka molodenka, pidesh v zemlyu hnyty!
Ruchky moyi bilenkiyi, cho-ste tycho staly?
Yak ya yichav do Varshavy, shche-ste sya proshchaly!
Nizky moyi bilenkiyi, cho-ste sya zlozyly?
Yak ya yichav do Varshavy, shche-ste vychodyly!
Ochka moyi chornenkiyi, cho-ste sya stulyly?
Yak ya yichav do Varshavy, shche-ste sya dyvyly!
Brovy moyi shovkoviyi, shcho vy hadayete?
Chom do mene, bidnenkoho, ne pomorhayete?
Hubky moyi tonenkiyi, cho-ste sya styshyly?
Yak ya yichav do Varshavy, shche-ste hovoryly!
Moloduyu divchynonku do hrobu spuskayut',
Molodoho kozachenka vodov vidtyrayut'.
– Bud' zdorova, divchynonko, moya lyuba dole,
Ty do mene, ya do tebe ne pryidem nikoly!