– Oi, nenko, nenko,
Zacvilo serdenko...
Nihto z mene tak ne ljubyt,
Yak toi kovalenko.
Kovalenko hraye,
Divchyna hulyaye,
Nihto z moyi divchynonky
Nehai ne zaimaye.
Bo hto yiyi zaime,
Bidu sobi znaide:
Ruky, nohy pereb’yu, bach,
Dodomu ne doide.
Poyihaly kovali
Ta z chuzoyi storony,
Shcho staroho kovalya
Posadyly na vola.
A staruyu kovalycyu
Posadyly na telycyu,
A malenkyh kovalyat
Posadyly na telyat.
Kuye koval brychku,
Zahlyadaye v pichku,
Chy ye borshch, chy ye kasha,
Chy ye v borshchi shtuka m’yasa.