Oy vy, halky syzokryli,
Pidnimit'sya vhoru.
Oy vy, chlopci, slavni zaporozci,
Vernit'sya dodomu.

– Oy radi my uhoru pidnyat'sya –
Tuman, tuman nalyahaye.
Oy radi my dodomu vernut'sya –
Het'man ne puskaye.

Ne tak het'man, oy ne tak het'man,
Yak het'mans'ka maty.
Choche namy, namy, kozakamy,
Turkiv zvoyuvaty.