Ishche kury ne pily,
Kazut ljudy – den bilyi.
Oi vyidy, vyidy, moloda divchyno, (2)
Pohovorym z toboyu.
– Zachekai m’ya hodynu,
Zachekai m’ya druhuyu,
Hei, bo ya svoyii ridnii matinonci (2)
Vecherenku hotuyu.
– Dobre tobi chekaty,
Po svitlonci toptaty.
Oi tyazko, vazko meni, molodomu, (2)
Na morozi stoyaty.
Na morozi stoyu ya,
Flyazku z medom derzu ya.
Oi metil mete, vichka zamitaye, (2)
Cherez tebe, divchyno.
– Skazy, hto tebe prosyv,
Shchob ty meni mid nosyv.
Hei, ta ya mayu ljubochka myloho,
Hei, shcho slodshyi vid medochku tvoho
Dlya serdenka moioho.
Pryhodzu dodomu – vecherya na vohny, (2)
A moya netyaha na posteli stohne,
Hei, na posteli stohne.
– Holova m’ya bolyt i u boci kole, (2)
Ty, muzu nevirnyi, tyahnesh mene v pole,
Hei, tyahnesh mene v pole.
Nashcho ya dyvyvsya na netyahy brovy, (2)
Chomu ne dyvyvsya, yak vna v poly robyt,
Hei, yak vna v poly robyt.