Hei, huk, maty, huk,
De kozaky idut,
I veselaya
Ta dorizenka
Kuda vony idut.
Kuda vony idut,
Tam bory hudut,
Popered sebe
Ta i vrazyh lyashenkiv
Oblavoyu prut.
Zbyralys vony
Pid ryasni duby;
Ta i chekayut
Na pana otamana
Na radu sobi.
Otaman ide,
Yak holub, hude,
A pid biloyu
Ta berezoyu
Holovku klade.
Otamane nash,
Ne dbayesh za nas,
Os i bach, nashe
Slavne tovarystvo,
Yak rozhardiyash.
Hlyan otamane,
Vze den nastaye,
Uze z nashe
Slavne tovarystvo
Konei sidlaye.
Nehai sidlayut,
Boh pomahaye,
Bo vze shchos
Moyu ta holovonku
Chmel rozbyraye.
Pomru z ya, pomru,
Ne nazyv slavy,
Bo ne maye meni
Dali uze buty
Batkom nad vamy.