Yak by bula ya zozulya, ta y krylechky mala,
Ya by m tuyu Ukrayinu shchodnya oblitala.
Ya by m tuyu Ukrayinu shchodnya oblitala,
Ya by svoho mylenkoho po shapci vpiznala.

Pryletila zozulenka, ta y kryknula "Ku-ku",
Poday-poday ze mi, bidniy, choch pravuyu ruku.
Poday-poday ze mi, bidniy, choch pravuyu ruku.
Ta y rozzeny, rozvesely tyazkuyu rozluku.

Oy, rad by ya tebe, myla, ta y rozveselyaty,
Oy, rad by ya tobi, myla, obydvi podaty.
Oy, rad by ya tobi, myla, obydvi podaty, –
Nasypaly syru zemlyu – ne mozu pidnyaty.