Ne chuduytes', dobri lyudy, shcho perebyrayu,
Bo takoho muza chochu, yakoho ya znayu:
Aby pipku ne kuryv, tabaku ne nyuchav,*
Chuzych zinok ne lyubyv, vse lysh mene sluchav.

Ne chuduytes', dobri lyudy, shcho ya ne zenyusya,
Bo taku ya zinku chochu, yaku spodiyusya:
Aby kryvych nih ne mala, chatu pylnuvala,
Yak dodomu p’yanyi pryidu, by nya ciluvala.**