Da prosyv mene Herasym,
Oi shob ya pishla hraty z nym.
A ya z ioho ne ljublju,
Oi hraty z nym ya ne pidu.
Ty kozache chornousyi,
Oi choho v tebe zupan kucyi?
Mene divky pidpoyily,
Oi zupan meni pidkroyily-pidrizaly.
Bodai taya okolila,
Oi zupan meni pidkroyila-pidrizala.
Yest u mene kopa zyta,
Oi bude v mene svyta shyta.
Yest u mene kupa hroshei,
Oi bude v mene zupan dovshyi.
Ishov kozak dolynoyu,
Oi kosyv travku sokyroyu-toporom.
Orlycya
Yihav kozak na viinonku
Ya ptychka-nevelychka
Da bulo v toshchi p’yat zyativ
Da prosyv mene Herasym