Stoyit' kozak na chorniy kruchi,
V zadumi buyna holova.
Poryad divchyna chornobryva,
V neyi rozpletena kosa.

Poviyav viter, viter buynyi,
Zaynyalos' serce vid zalyu,
Bo kozak yide na chuzynu,
Lyshaye divchynu samu.

Oy kudy yidesh, vid’yizdzayesh,
Neshchasna dolenko moya,
Na koho mene pokydayesh,
Dlya koho chornaya kosa?

Oy, Halyu, serce, rybko moya,
Ya yidu v dalniyi kraya,
Za Ukrayinu nashu ridnu
Ladnayu shablyu i konya.