Ishov Hryc' z vychyrnyc' tymnenkoyi nochy,
Silo huse na boloti, vytrishchylo ochy.
A ya kazu: hyla-hyla, vono taky silo,
Yak by bula ny palychka, bulo z by nya zilo.
Yak by bula ny palychka ta y ne luhovyna,
Bula z by nya, pany braty, voda prymulyla.