Temnenkaya nichka tmoyu svit zakryla (2),
tmoyu svit zakryla.
A Prechysta Diva po svitu hodyla.
Pryishla do bahacha (2), na nich sya prosyla:
"Pane hospodaryu, perenochui mene,
Bo temnaya nichka (2) nahodyt na mene".
A toi pan hospodar ne htiv nochuvaty,
Skazav svoyim sluham (2) sobakamy hnaty.
A tiyi sobaky Mariyu vpiznaly,
Pered Matir Bozov (2) na kolina vpaly.
A Prechysta Diva po svitu hodyla.
Pryishla do bidnoho (2), na nich sya prosyla:
"Pane hospodaryu, perenochui mene,
Bo temnaya nichka (2) nahodyt na mene".
"Oi rad by ya tebe perenochuvaty,
Tilky ya ne mayu (2) vecheronky daty".
"Ne treba, ne treba vecheronky tvoyi,
Tilky pusty mene (2), do stayenky svoyi".
Chy to sonce shodyt, chy misyac zahodyt?
To Prechysta Diva (2) svoho Syna rodyt.
"Vstavai, zinko, vstavai. Doky budesh spala?
Vze nasha stayenka (2) svitlom zasiyala".
"Yakby-m bula znala, shcho to Maty Boza,
Bula b postelyla (2) do svoioho loza.
Yakby-m bula znala, shcho Maty z Isusom,
Bula b prystelyla (2) bilenkym obrusom".
Staryi Rik mynaye, Novyi nastupaye (2)
Chrystos sya rozdaye.