Oy letila zozulenka kuyuchy, kuyuchy,
Nadybala Vasylechka oryuchy, oryuchy.

– Oy, synu, Vasylyno, chy oresh, chy oresh,
Chy ty siyesh pshenychenku, chy oves, chy oves?

– Oy shcho z tobi, zozulenko, do mene, do mene,
Posiyav ya pshenychenku dlya sebe, dlya sebe.

– Oy chyya ty, divchynonko, chyya ty, chyya ty,
Chy ty vyidesh na vulycyu hulyaty, hulyaty?

– Ne pytaysya, kozachenku, chyya ya, chyya ya,
Yak ty vyidesh na vulycyu, vyidu ya, vyidu ya.