Oy p’ye Bayda med-horilochku,
Ta ne den, ne nichku,
Ta ne hodynochku.

Pryishov do noho car turec'kyi:
"Oy shcho z bo ty robysh,
Baydo molodec'kyi?"

"Oy p’yu, caryu, med-horilochku,
Ta ne den, ne nichku,
Ta ne hodynochku".

"Pokyn, Baydo, bayduvaty,
Svatay moyu dochku
Ta ydy caryuvaty!"

"Tvoya dochka – pohanaya,
Vsya turec'ka vira –
Vira proklyataya".

Oy yak krykne car turec'kyi
Ta na svoyi sluhy,
Sluhy molodec'ki:

"Viz'mit' Baydu, izv’yazite
Ta za rebro hakom,
Hakom zachepite!"

Vzyaly Baydu, izv’yazaly
Ta y za rebro hakom,
Hakom zachipaly.

Vysyt' Bayda na dubochku
Ta ne den, ne dva,
Ta y ne odnu nichku.

Pryishov do noho car turec'kyi:
"Oy shcho ty bachysh,
Baydo molodec'kyi?"

"Bachu, caryu, dva dubochky,
A na tych dubochkach
Sydyat' holubochky.

Dozvol, caryu, luchka vzyaty
Tobi na vecheryu
Holubochka znyaty!"

Oy yak strelnuv Bayda z luka –
Ta popav carya
Pomiz sami vucha,

A carycyu – v potylycyu,
A carevu dochku –
V samu holovochku.

"Tobi, caryu, v zemli hnyty
Baydi molodomu
Med-horilku pyty!"