– Hey, byky, choho vy staly? Chy pole strashno zaroslo?
Chy lemeshi irza poyila, chy zatupylos' chereslo?

– A lemeshi y chereslo nove, valyayut' terny v budyakach,
Zipchnuti korni toho zillya na nashych bat'kivs'kych polyach.

– Hey, byky, zoremo pole, posiyim yaroye zerno,
A doshchyk bryzne, nezabarom v zemli probudycya vono.

Probudycya i na svit hlyane, yak ti divochiyi vinky,
Zazeleniyut' nashi nivy, – choho vy staly? Hey, byky!

Hey, byky, zerno pospilo, oblyti zolotom polya.
I poteche zerno ruch’yamy u nashi novi zakroma.