Zelenaya lishchynonko,
Chom ne horysh, ta vse kuryshsya;
Hey, molodaya ta divchynonko,
Choho plachesh, choho zuryshsya?

Oy koly b ya bula sucha,
To b horila, ne kurylasya;
Hey, koly b znala, shcho za nym ya budu,–
Ne plakala b, ne zurylasya!

Oy u brodu beru vodu,
Na tim boci – moyi kari ochi:
Tam kozachenko konya napuvaye
Ta na cey bik pohlyadaye.

"Koly b meni novyi chovnyk
Ta nove shche y veselechko,–
Siv by, poyichav na toy berizechok,
De divchyna, moye serdechko!"

"Nashcho tobi novyi chovnyk
I noveye ta veselechko?
Hlyan, podyvysya zdaleku na mene,
Kozachenku, moye serdechko!"