Tam u lisi, pry dorizci

Tam u lisi, pry dorizci
Soloveiko tohkaye,
A Marusya pry krynyci
Myloho chekaye.

Oi dovhenko yii pryishlosya
Na myloho chekaty.
Zahotila vona skoro
Do ditochok vertaty.

Chata yiyi v polonyni
Pomiz dvoma verhamy –
Tam starenkyi yiyi batko
Pomeze ditochkamy.

Napovnyla horshky vodov,
Z konovkamy vertaye,
Shchoby mylyi ne zuryvsya,
Chomu yiyi nemaye.

Tilky vyishla vona z haty –
Strily letyat seriyamy,
Ta Marusya skoro bizyt
Pomiz tymy kulyamy.

Pered neyu na stezyni
Zv’yazkova Hanya pade,
Ta rukoyu do krynyci
Nemichno pokazuye.

Prybihaye do krynyci –
A tut yiyi Vasylko,
Skryvavlenyi dohoryaye,
Shche shepoche: "Mariiko".

Voroh ljuto atakuye,
Os, os vze proryvaye...
Ta Marusya z kulemeta
Cherhoyu yih stynaye.

Vchasno pryishla dopomoha,
I voroha vidbyto.
Prybihaye do myloho –
Ta bulo vze zapizno.

I zavmerlo yiyi serce...
Zatrymalo more sliz...
Obov’yazok svii vidchula
Ponad syly svoyih lit.

Pohovala vona muza
V polonyni pry hati,
Postavyla hrest z berezy,
Posadyla yaseny.

I ditochok provodzala –
Promovlyaly molytvy...
Rosly syny, mov yaseny,
Hartuvalys syroty.