Svityt' misyachenko i yasnaya zorya
Ta y na to podvir’ya, de bidnaya vdova, duze bidna.
Ta y na te podvir’ya, de bidnaya vdova.

Svityt' misyachenko i yasnaya zorya,
A v toyi vdovoyi ye harna divchyna, duze harna.
A v toyi vdovoyi ye harna divchyna.

Svityt' misyachenko i yasnaya zorya,
Chodyt' po sadochku ta y cheshe volossya, zovtu kosu.
Chodyt' po sadochku ta y cheshe volossya.

Svityt' misyachenko i yasnaya zorya
Ta y na Chorne more ta y spohlyadayet'sya, more chorne.
Ta y na Chorne more ta y spohlyadayet'sya.

Svityt' misyachenko i yasnaya zorya,
A na Chornim moryu plavayut' korabli, duze shvydko.
A na Chornim moryu plavayut' korabli.

Svityt' misyachenko i yasnaya zorya,
A na tych korablyach sichoviyi strilci, harni chlopci.
A na tych korablyach sichoviyi strilci.

Svityt' misyachenko i yasnaya zorya,
Odnomu shapochka ta y pochylylasya, shapka chorna.
Odnomu shapochka ta y pochylylasya.

Svityt' misyachenko i yasnaya zorya,
Druhomu shabelka ta y utopylasya, shabelka hostra.
Druhomu shabelka ta y utopylasya.

Svityt' misyachenko i yasnaya zorya.
– Pane otamane, ya budu yiyi shukav v chystiy vodi.
Pane otamane, ya budu yiyi shukav.

Svityt' misyachenko i yasnaya zorya.
– Kozache, kozache, naviky-yes propav, raz naviky.
Kozache, kozache, naviky-yes propav.