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Oi davno, davno ya v batka bula,
Vze i taya stezechka ternom zarosla!

Oi ternom, ternom, shche i shypshynoyu...
Bula ya v batenka shche i divchynoyu!

Ya v batka bula, tak yak cvit cvila,
Teper ya stala, yak trava v’yala.

Oi de letila – trava shumila,
A de z ya vpala, tam richka stala.

Tekla richenka cherez batkiv dvir,
Cherez batkiv dvir ta i na pohovir.

Cherez batkiv dvir ta i na pohovir –
Oi pobyv, pobyv ta i pishov na myr.

Ta shche i hvalytsya, vyhvalyayetsya:
"Oi dobre, dobre ta chuze dytya byt!

Ne pruchayetsya i ne layetsya, –
Do bilyh nizok pryklonyayetsya!"