Oi hore tii chaici

Oi hore tii chaici, oi hore, nebozi,
Shcho vyvela chayenyatok pry bytii dorozi.

A chayechka v’yetsya, ob dorizku b’yetsya,
K syroi zemli prypadaye, chumakiv blahaye:

"Oi vy, chumachenky, vy shche i molodenki,
Vernit moyih chayenyatok, ditochok malenkyh!"

"Ne vernemo, chaiko, ne vernem, neboho,
Bo zabravshy chayenyatok poletysh ty v pole!"

"Ne budu letity, budu tut sydity,
Budu voliv pohanyaty, ditok vyhlyadaty."

"Oi chayechko nasha, nepravdonka vasha –
Povaryly chayenyatok, dobra bula kasha!"

"Bodai, chumachenky u Krym ne shodyly,
Yak vy moyih chayenyatok v kashi povaryly!"