Tam u lisi, pry dorizci
Soloveyko t'ochkaye,
A Marusya pry krynyci
Myloho chekaye.

Oy dovhenko yiy pryishlosya
Na myloho chekaty.
Zachotila vona skoro
Do ditochok vertaty.

Chata yiyi v polonyni
Pomiz dvoma verchamy –
Tam starenkyi yiyi bat'ko
Pomeze ditochkamy.

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

Tilky vyishla vona z chaty –
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: "Mariyko".

Voroh lyuto atakuye,
Os', os' vze proryvaye...
Ta Marusya z kulemeta
Cherhoyu yich stynaye.

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

I zavmerlo yiyi serce...
Zatrymalo more sliz...
Obov’yazok sviy vidchula
Ponad syly svoyich lit.

Pochovala vona muza
V polonyni pry chati,
Postavyla chrest z berezy,
Posadyla yaseny.

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