Koby borshe do vechera, koby yak naiskorshe

Koby borshe1) do vechera, koby2) yak naiskorshe3),
Ta chei by ya zobachyla4) ljubka kolo korshmy.
Oi vze vechir vecheriye, a meni hadochka,
Z kym ze budut nochuvaty moyi chorni ochka?
Oi vze vechir vecheriye, sonichko valuye,
Kazav duren, shcho ne ljubyt, a za mnov banuye.