Ozenyvsya miy mylenkyi, ku-ku!
Ozenyvsya miy mylenkyi
Ta y vzyav mene, molodenku,
A zozulya vse kuye!

Mashchu chatu – shchitky znaty, ku-ku!
Mashchu chatu – shchitky znaty,
Ne navchyla mene maty,
A zozulya vse kuye!

Zvaryu borshch – vin hirkyi, ku-ku!
Zvaryu borshch – vin hirkyi,
Spechu chlib – vin hlevkyi,
A zozulya vse kuye!

Raz mylomu dohodyla, ku-ku!
Raz mylomu dohodyla:
Zamist' kavy borshch zvaryla,
A zozulya vse kuye!

Vin do mene z kulakamy, ku-ku!
Vin do mene z kulakamy:
– Choho kava z buryakamy?!
A zozulya vse kuye!

To za borshch, to za kavu, ku-ku!
To za borshch, to za kavu,
Zahnav mene az pid lavu,
A zozulya vse kuye!

– Za shcho b’yesh, za shcho layesh? Ku-ku!
Za shcho b’yesh, za shcho layesh?
Yaku vzyav, taku mayesh.
A zozulya vse kuye!