– Chlopci, alyarm, vze vstavayte,
Vze nayvyshchyi chas!
Nastupayut' na try shlyachy
Vorohy na nas.

– Atamane, atamane,
I ty, bat'ku nash,
My z toboyu az do boyu
Pidemo vsi vraz.

Chlopci "hurra!" zakrychaly
I vpered pishly,
Obizvalys' vrazi zoyky,
Shcho v zyvych buly.