Yak metelykovi kryla,
Serdenko moye tripoche.
A, yak hlyanu v yiyi ochi,
Vyplyvty uze ne mozu!
Pohlyan, ljuba, moyi hrudy,
Nemov dzvony, kalatayut –
Lyubov serce vidchuvaye.
Staty ya shchaslyvym mayu!
Krashchoyi nema u sviti –
Solov’yi navkruh litayut.
Viryu, serce ne obmane –
Ya kohanu obiimayu!