Yariy, dushe. Yariy, a ne ryday.
U biliy stuzi sonce Ukrayiny.
A ty shukay – chervonu tin kalyny
na chornych vodach – tin yiyi shukay.
De horstka nas. Malesenka shopta
lyshe dlya molytov i spodivannya.
Usim nam smert' sudylasya zarannya,
bo kalynova krov – taka z kruta. (2)

Vona taka z terpka, yak v nashych zylach.
U syviy zaviryusi holosin
ci hrona bolyu, shcho padut' v hlybin,
bezsmertnoyu bidoyu okoshylys'. (ost 2 ryadky – 3)