Pro Sich slavnu, Zaporoze
Spivav batko nash Taras,
A my teper zalozyly
Nad Cheremshem "Sich" u nas.
Choch upala Sich Dniprova
i veselyatsya vorohy,
To my teper nad Cheremshem
Kish kozackyi zavely.
Nehai znayut vorozenky,
Shcho kozackyi duh ne vmer,
Shcho yak davno procvytav vin,
Tak cvyte vin i teper.
Shumy z, bystryi Cheremoshe,
Nesy vistku nichyu i dnem,
Shcho my hochem poborotys
Iz nepravdov i vohnem.
I ty shumy, synyi Prute,
Nehai znayut brattya vsi,
Shcho my pomich naity mozem
Lysh v kozackomu koshi.
Toz yednaimos, myli brattya,
Zavedim zyttya nove,
Nehai roste i kripshaye
Tovarystvo sichove.
A shcho batkam ne udalos,
My dovershym zaljubky,
Vpade voroh koly hryanut
Radykaly-kozaky.