Hei, huk, maty, huk,
De kozaky p’yut,
I veselaya
Ta dorizenka,
Kudy vony idut.
Ta kudy z vony idut,
Tam bory hudut,
Popered sebe
Ta vrazyh paniv
Oblavoyu prut.
Zibralys vony
Pid ryasni duby,
Ta chekayuchy
Ta i otamana
Na radu sobi.
Otaman ide,
Yak holub hude,
A pid biloyu
Ta berezoyu
Holovku klade.
"Otamane nash,
Ne dbayesh za nas,
Os i, bach, nashe
Ta tovarystvo,
Yak rozhardiyash.
Chy ne sram tobi
Pokydaty nas
I po zastumah
Ta coho lisu
Blukaty bez nas?
Hlyan, otamane,
Vze svit nastaye.
Oi uze z nashe
Ta tovarystvo
Konei sidlaye!"
"Oi pomru z ya, pomru
Ne zazyv slavy,
Bo nema meni
Ta doli buty
Batkom nad vamy".