Chornyavaya molodychka kyvala na mene:
– Chody, paren, hody, bravyi, hulyaty do mene.
– Oi rad by ya, molodyce, do tebe hodyty,
Ta boyusya cholovika, shchob ne vmalyv vika.
– Chody, paren, hody, bravyi, v obidnyu hodynu,
A ya svoho cholovika poshlju po kalynu.
– Idy, staryi, idy, syvyi, u luh po kalynu;
Yak ne pidesh po kalynu, ya tebe pokynu.
– Treba ity.
Pishov staryi, pishov syvyi kalyny lamaty,
A ya nyshkom, popid strishkom ta mershchii do haty.
– Provornyi buv.
Ta i zasily z krasnym parnem rybonky kushaty,
Ta i poslaly male dytya batka zustrichaty.
– Yak dozorcya.
Ide dytya, ide male ta v doloni pleshche:
– Hulyai, hulyai, moya mamo, chortma batka yeshche.
– Dytya bulo!
A ya z tomu ta dytyati vironky ne imala,
Vidchynyala vikonechko i sama vyhlyadala.
Nese staryi, nese syvyi kalynovi vity:
– Oi de z teper, krasnyi paren, meni tebe dity!
– Uskochyla!
Vzyala parnya za ruchenku, povela v kimnatu,
Sama z lyahla na porozi, pochala stohnaty.
– Zahvorila.
– Pidy, staryi, pidy, syvyi, ta vkolupny medu,
Oi shchos meni tyazko-vazko, i holovy ne zvedu.
– Yakby vzyav lomaku!
Pishov staryi, pishov syvyi medu kolupaty,
Vzyala parnya za ruchenku ta i vyvela z haty.
– Vykrutylas!
– Idy, hlopche, idy, bravyi, stepom ta yaramy.
Yak hto spyta, kudy hodyv, skazesh: "Za volamy".
– Shche i navchyla.