Sumnyi svyatyi vechir v 46-im roci.
Po vsiy nashiy Ukrayini plach na koznim kroci.

Posidaly do vecheri maty z ditochkamy.
Zamist' maly vecheryaty – zalylys' slozamy.

Plache stara maty, a dity pytayut':
"Mamo, de nash tato, chom ne vecheryayut'?"

A nash tato, dity, v dalekim Sybiri,
Pryhaduye Svyatyi vechir v nashiy Ukrayini.

Pryhaduye Svyatyi vechir, vsyu svoyu rodynu –
Bat'ka, matir, zinku, ditok, nenku Ukrayinu.