Oy tyazkaya, oy, tyazkaya domovyna,
A chervonaya kytayka, mov kalyna,
A chervonaya kytayka – Ukrayina.
Oy tyazkaya, hoy, tyazkaya domovyna.

Lysh vyshnevyi cvit shlyachy kurni vkryvaye,
I rushnyky v pivnyach chervonych, az kryvavlyat'.
Oy buly pisni veseli, ta nemaye...
Lysh vyshnevyi cvit shlyachy kurni vkryvaye.

Hen, z-za lisu, z-za dibrovy – haydamaky,
My rozviyem chorne hore dribnish maku,
A v rukach dzvinky shablyuky ta domachy.
Hen, z-za lisu, z-za dibrovy – haydamaky.

Chto skazav, shcho z namy Bat'ka vze nemaye?
A chyya z to kobza buyno vyhravaye?
I do nas yoho slovamy promovlyaye.
Chto skazav, shcho z namy Bat'ka vze nemaye?

Vy ne virte, chodyt', chodyt' pomiz lyud'my,
A v truni ne prach – nozaky oboyudni,
Ta y propaly, tilky holos – ne zabud'mo!
Vy ne virte, chodyt', chodyt' pomiz lyud'my.