– Oi toi mene peche, rize,
Shcho ne ljublju, a vin lize!
Oi toi mene poryvaye,
Shcho chorniyi brovy maye.
Oi toi meni do dushi,
Shcho pryhodyt v kozusi,
Oi toi meni spodobavs,
Shcho gudzyamy obsypavs.
– Oi zbyvsya z pantelyku,
Shcho posvatav nevelyku!
Oi zal meni bude,
Ne porayaly ljude!
– Ne svataty bulo vnochi,
Ne vylizly tobi ochi,
Oi svatat bulo vden,
Rozpytavshys u ljudei.
Oi to z ljudy – ne tatary,
Vony b tobi rozkazaly:
Chy horosha, chy vrodlyva,
Chy bahata, chy shchaslyva?
Oi zal prevelykyi,
Shcho hubatyi ta serdytyi,
Oi zal – ne vernetsya,
Shcho hubatyi da i serdytsya.