Pishla Handzya po buryaky,
A za neyu dva kozaky.
A popovych poperedu:
– Chekay, Handzyu, kuplyu medu!
– Vyna-medu ya ne p’yu,
Popovycha ne lyublyu;
A ya lyublyu Stepana,
Shcho pochozyi na pana.
Oy kyvnu ya karym okom,
Stepan chodyt' poza tokom.
Pidit' meni pryvedit',
Kolo mene posadit'.
I svytochka bilesenka,
Pryhortaye zlehesenka!
Tam-to chlopec', tam-to zvavyi,
Yak vyroste – bude bravyi!
Yak vyroste, ozenyt'sya
I rozumu naberet'sya!
– Tam-to Handzya, tam-to hoza,
Prystoynaya i pryhoza.