Oi krai sela stoyit hata.
Pryspiv:
Shchedryi vechir, dobryi vechir!
Pid tu hatu nebahatu,
Pryyihaly try kozaky.
Yak pervyi stav u vorotyah,
A druhyi stav u sinechkah,
A tretii stav v kinci stola.
Shcho davaty – shcho v vorotyah?
Shcho daryty – shcho u sinyah?
Shcho daryty – v kinci stola?
Shcho v vorotyah – dam rushnychok,
Shcho u sinyah – dam perstnychok,
Shcho u stola – dala slovo.
Slovo dala, z nym i stala.
Z nym i stala, obvinchalas.
Obvinchalas, poproshchalas.
Poproshchalas z usim rodom.
Poproshchalas z usim rodom
Pered shchedrym Novym hodom.
("Zvinchalas na Novyi rik
Ta i na dovhyi vik!" – promovlyayuchy).