Oi divchyna molodenka pryhnula kalynu –
Idut nashi Ukrayinci z hory na dolynu.
[Postavaly vsi ryadamy] ta i staly u lavu,
Yak vydbyly moskaliv – distaly pohvalu.
Avstryyacki oficyry "Hurra!" zakrychaly,
Shcho to slavni ukrayinci moskaliv prohnaly.
Tovaryshka Stepanivna z strilcyamy biduye,
Strilci b’yutsya na Makivci, ona bandazuye.
Bandazuye, [obvyvaye] ti strilecki rany –
Toto bula tovaryshka – shche lipsha vid mamy.
Oi Makivko, Makivko, yaka ty neshchasna –
Kilko nashyh tovaryshiv ty zo svita spasla.
Hei na hori na Makivci kukaye zazulya –
Nashi strilci b’yut moskaliv – cilyi svit dyvuye.
Nashcho strilec melduvavsya? Bo vin molodenkyi,–
Yeho tishyt na Vkrayini nash Kyyiv starenkyi.
B’yut koni kopytamy, az kaminnya skache,
A za nashov Stepanivnov cilyi kurin plache.