De ty, chmelyu, zymuvav, shcho-s ne rozvyvav sya,
De ty, synu, nochuvav, shcho-s ne rozzuvav sya?
Nochuvav ya, moya mamo, v zeleniy lishchyni,
Zahaduvav zahadochky molodi divchyni.
A ya yiyi zahadav, vona vidhadala,
Tamto my sya, moya mamo, divcha spodobala.