U misyaci sentyabri vypala porosha,
Tym did babu polyubyv, shcho velmy chorosha:
Bez huby, bez ochey, bez ruky pravoyi,
Prypadaye did do baby, mov do molodoyi.
Vzyav did babu za ruchenku, poviv u sadochok;
Ciluvav, myluvav:
– Ty z moya lyuba, myla, dorohyi cvitochok!
Povodyvshy po sadu, poviv u svitlycyu;
Povazaye did babusyu, mov tu molodycyu.
Posadyvshy na prypichku, stav pylno dyvyt'sya, –
Koly z taya vraza baba zovsim ne hodyt'sya!
Ciluvav, myluvav shche y po shchokach lyaskav;
A sam didok utomyvsya, poky babu vkos'kav.
– Oy ne znayu, shcho robyty, de cyu vrazu babu dity,
Bo ne chochu ya iz neyu na cim sviti zyty.
– Boday tobi, staryi didu, prava ruka vsochla,
Shcho ty mene popobyv, shcho ya chut' ne zdochla!
Boday tobi, staryi didu, prava ruka ’blizla,
Shcho ty mene popobyv, ledve na pich zlizla!
Bachyt' baba, shcho bida, ta y davay prosyt'sya:
– Oy miy mylyi didusenko, pokynemo byt'sya.
Pokynemo byt'sya ta davay myryt'sya,
My stari davno oboye, choho nam svaryt'sya?
Did od sercya odiyshov ta y do baby pryishov:
– Pidy, babo, vmyisya, harnenko vberysya v usyakeye billya.
Chochu tebe povesty choch raz na vesillya.
Pishla baba vmylas', harnenko ubralas' v usyakeye billya:
– Oteper, didu, kudy choch, tudy i provod'!
Vzyav did babu za ruchenku, za choroshu vrodu,
Zaviv yiyi na mistok da y pchnuv k chortu v vodu!
– Otutechky, stara babo, otut voda bihuchaya,
Otut, babo layuchaya, otut pokupaysya;
Tut voda bihucha – dobre pokupaysya,
Ta yak dida shanuvat', otut nauchaysya!
Poty baba bulkotala, pokil ne propala.
Odiyshov did od mostochka da y davay chrestyt'sya:
– Ot propala moya baba, budu shche zenyt'sya!
Ide did dodomu, u skrypochku rize,
Ohlyanet'sya, az to baba z ocheretu lize!
Izlyakavsya staryi did ta y pryishov dodomu:
– Oy pohano meni zyt' u chati samomu.
Zabozyvsya didok: "Ne budu zenyt'sya;
Nechay zenyat'sya taki,
Kotoriyi molodi,
A ya staryi didus'
Iz baboyu pomyryus',
Na pich sobi zaberus',
Tam budu sobi lezat'
Ta y babusyu povazat'!"