Kukuriku, pivnyku, haida,
Bula v mene divchyna naida.
Na kurochci pir’yachko ryaboye,
Lyubimosya, serdenko, nas dvoye!
– Dobryvechir, divchyno, kudy idesh?
Skazy meni pravdonku, de zyvesh?
– Moya hata, serdenko, krai vody
Z vysokoho dereva – z lobody.
A shche k tomu sinechky pryteshu
Z kudryavoho dereva – komyshu,
Pokladu latonky, latonky
Z kudryavoyi m’yatonky, m’yatonky.
Pokladu krokovci, krokovci
Z kudryavoyi morkovci, orkovci.
– Oi odchyny, divchyno, odchyny!
Sama sobi kryvdonky ne chyny.