Navkruh Chyhyrynu po stepu kurhany –
Tam mohyla skifa, slava kozakam,
Vony pam’yatayut chervoni zupany,
Chuly holos Honty i Zaliznyaka.
Z Chernechoyi kruchi chuty stohin bolju,
Podyvys, Tarase, na ditei svoyih,
Shcho zabuly movu, rozip’yaly volju,
Nyni topchut slavu pradidiv svyatyh.
Hlyan na Ukrayinu, shcho v sim’yi yedynii,
V sim’yi volnii novii rozcvila, yak sad, –
Obryvaye viter z toho sadu kvity
I po vsomu svitu peljustky letyat.
Shcho z nam skazut ljudy? Shcho z nam skazut vnuky?
Chto shche na Vkrayini bude panuvat?
Rozryvayut hrudy yiyi sestry ruky,
Ubyvayut dushu – a syny movchat.
Nashcho z didy nashi z lyahom voyuvaly
I navishcho Honta ubyvav syniv? –
Pravnuky Bohdanu konya osidlaly –
Vyyihav na ploshchu i zakam’yaniv.
Navkruh Chyhyrynu po stepu kurhany –
Tam mohyla skifa, slava kozakam,
Vony pam’yatayut chervoni zupany,
Chuly holos Honty i Zaliznyaka.