Plyve kachka, plyve kachka sirokata,
Ya tobi kazala, shcho ya ne bahata.

Ty, bahac'kyi synu, ya bidna divchyna,
Ty v sadochku lezav, ya v poli robyla.

Ty v sadochku lezav, ya pshenycyu zala,
Pochim ya sya, mylyi, tobi spodobala?

Chy po moyiy vrodi, chy po moyiy chodi,
Chy meni tak Boh dav, divchyni molodiy?

Chy meni tak Boh dav, chy ridna matusya,
Mene chlopci lyublyat', kudy povernusya.

Mene chlopci lyublyat', chlopci chvalyat',
Moyi tovaryshky meni duze zazdryat'.