– Oy, nenko, nenko,
Zacvilo serdenko...
Nichto z mene tak ne lyubyt',
Yak toy kovalenko.

Kovalenko hraye,
Divchyna hulyaye,
Nichto z moyi divchynonky
Nechay ne zaymaye.

Bo chto yiyi zayme,
Bidu sobi znayde:
Ruky, nohy pereb’yu, bach,
Dodomu ne doyde.

Poyichaly kovali
Ta z chuzoyi storony,
Shcho staroho kovalya
Posadyly na vola.

A staruyu kovalycyu
Posadyly na telycyu,
A malenkych kovalyat
Posadyly na telyat.

Kuye koval brychku,
Zahlyadaye v pichku,
Chy ye borshch, chy ye kasha,
Chy ye v borshchi shtuka m’yasa.