Yihav strilec na viinonku
Proshchav svoyu divchynonku:
"Proshchai mylenka, chornobryvenka,
Ya idu v chuzu storononku.
Podai, divchyno, hustynu,
Bo, yak u boyu zahynu,
Nakryyut ochi temnoyi nochi,
Lehshe v mohyli spochynu".
Lyhiyi ljudy nasylu
Vzyaly neshchasnuyu mylu,
A sered polya hnetsya topolya
Ta i na strilecku mohylu.