Chy doma, doma chorosha vdova,
Chorosha vdova na im’ya Marysya?

Kazut' sluzenky, shcho nema doma,
A my znayemo, shcho ye vna doma.

Oy chodyt' sobi v noviy svitlonci
Ta y nosyt' klyuchi pry liviy ruci.

Yedni klyuchyky ta vid svitlonky,
Druhi klyuchyky vid komoronky;

Nosyt' klyuchyky vse dribnenkiyi,
Vse dribnenkiyi, ne yednakiyi.

... Na podvir’yachku hrushechka-shchepka
Krasno zacvila, ta ne zrodyla.

Yak z hrushky-shchepky cvitochok pade,
To z tak udovyn svitochok ide.