A ne ye to na svece, yak molodi nevesce,
Muz ye v Hameryce, (2) sama robi shto hce.
A muz v Hameryce robyt na talyary,
A ona kupuye (2) parobkam cyhary.
– A kupui, zeno, kupui, ked mash za shto kupovac,
Ide ty tam stivka, (2) mozesh yu skeltovac.
– A vyhod ze, mii muzu, do svoioho krayu,
Nai tya tvoyi dity (2) tivko ne chekayut.
– A shto ze mi za dity, shto ya o nyh ne znam,
Ked yuz sedem rochkiv, (2) yak ya z tobov ne spav?
– A ya shaty reibala, o tobi ya dumala,
Tady ya, mii muzu, (2) i v tyazy zostala.
– Ne cyhan ty, zeno, ze ty shaty reibala,
Ale povidz pravdu, (2) ze-s frayira mala.