– Ya z tebe, Halyu, ne layu,
Ya z tebe, Halyu, pytayu:
Oy chy buly hosti, yaki buly hosti
U moyemu domi bez mene?

– Buv Omelko iz sela,
A Overko z chutora,
A shche buv Mychaylo, mylyi shkandybaylo*,
Buv u mene, molodoyi, z horoda.

– Ya z tebe, Halyu, ne layu,
Ya z tebe, Halyu, pytayu:
Oy shcho yily hosti, a shcho yily hosti
U moyemu domi bez mene?

– Yiv Omelko husaka,
A Overko – indyka,
A shcho toy Mychaylo, mylyi shkandybaylo,
Z’yiv u mene, molodoyi, holuba.

– Ya z tebe, Halyu, ne layu,
Ya z tebe, Halyu, pytayu:
A shcho pyly hosti, oy shcho pyly hosti
U moyemu domi bez mene?

– Pyv Omelko horilku,
A Overko – nalyvku,
A shcho toy Mychaylo, mylyi shkandybaylo,
Pyv u mene, molodoyi, samohon.

– Ya z tebe, Halyu, ne layu,
Ya z tebe, Halyu, pytayu:
Oy de spaly hosti, a de spaly hosti
U moyemu domi bez mene?

– Spav Omelko za stolom,
A Overko pid stolom,
A shcho toy Mychaylo, mylyi shkandybaylo,
Spav u mene, molodoyi, pid bokom.