Luhom idu, konya vedu,
Razlyvaisya, luze.
Svatai mene, kozachenko,
Lyublju tebe duze.
Choch i svatai, hoch ne svatai,
Choch ty ne curaisya,
Shob ta slava ne propala,
Sho ty zenyhavsya.
– Zenyhavsya, ne curavsya,
Dumav tebe braty.
Rozrayaly vrazi ljudy,
Ne zvelila maty.
– Oi yakby z ya, kozachenko,
Bula bahatenka,
Napljuvala b ya na tebe,
Na tvoho batenka.
Oi yakby z ya, kozachenko,
Kuchu hroshei mala, ei!
Ya b takymy zenyhamy
Chatu zamitala.
Zamitala b hatu i siny,
Shche i bilya poroha, ei!
Idy, idy, kozachenko,
On tobi doroha.