Sered lita, sered lita,
Kvitka, hradom perebyta,
Sered lita pochornila u rosi.
Krashche b divchyna zirvala,
Krashche b chlopciv charuvala
Sered lita u nezaymaniy krasi.

Sered lita, sered lita
Chom ty smutkom zapovyta,
Sered lita ne vsmichayeshsya zori?
Bo u poli sered lita
Kvitka hradom perebyta,
Perebyta, yak kochannya na pori.

Sered lita, sered lita,
Sered zoryanoho cvitu
Tyazko-vazko rozhubyty pochuttya.
Sered bolyu i tryvohy,
V bilyi den sered dorohy
Zupynylos' poseredeni zyttya.