Sydyt baba na pechi
Ta i do dida vorkochy.
Pryspiv:
Sudarynya, hei,
Ta i do dida vorkochy.*
– Cho ty, babo, vorkochesh,
Chomu yisty ne hochesh?
– Ya try syny zhoduvala
Ta i holodna ne lyahala.
Teper mayu try nevistky,
Ne daye my zodna yisty.
Odna kaze: ne topyla,
Druha kaze: ne varyla.
Tretya kaze: ya zabula,
Shurui, babo, tam, de-s bula!
ia did babu ta i pohladyv,
Na yarmarok poprovadyv.
Yak ya babu ta prodam,
Zroblju z neyi taraban.
Nihto babu ne kupuye,
ia did babu kulachkuye.
Nihto baby ne pytaye,
A did babu zavertaye.
A to baba moloda,
Ani kistky, ni rebra.
Ani kistky, ni rebra,
Sama dobra do tyahla.
Ishov did z Peremyshlya,
Vchepylasya baba dyshla.
A did hadav, shcho to loshye,
A to baba sy voloche.