Ta nema hirsh nikomu,
Yak tiy syrotyni:
Nichto ne pryhorne
Pry lychiy hodyni!

Ta ne pryhorne bat'ko,
Ne pryhorne maty;
Tilky toy pryhorne,
Shcho dumaye vzyaty.

Ta naletily husy
Z dalekoho krayu,
Zamutyly vodu
V tychomu Dunayu.

Ta boday siri husy
Z pir’yachkom propaly,
Shcho nas rozluchyly,
Yak holubiv paru!

Yak my kochalysya,
Yak zerno v horisi, –
Teper roziyshlysya,
Yak tuman po lisi!

Yak my kochalysya,
Yak holubiv para,–
Teper roziyshlysya,
Yak chornaya chmara!