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Oi u lisi, u lisochku
Teren procvitaye.
Sydyt holub na dubochku,
Holubka litaye.

– Hodi, hodi, holubonko,
Hodi vze litaty:
Oi hody, syad kolo mene,
Shchos mayu kazaty.

Oi hody, syad kolo mene,
Shchos ya podumayu:
Lybon, tebe, serce moye,
Pokydat dumayu.

– Shcho z to, mylyi, shcho z to, mylyi,
Shcho z to za prychyna?
Chy ty mene sam ne ljubysh,
Chy tvoya rodyna?

– Oi ya tebe, serce, ljublju,
Rodyna ne znaye.
Bodai tomu tyazko-vazko,
Shcho nas rozluchaye...

Plyve choven vody poven,
Plyve i veselce.
– A tebe shchos ne vydaty,
Mii mylenkyi, serce.

Vidchynyu ya kvatyrochku,
Oi huknu ya, huknu:
– Prybud, prybud, mii mylenkyi,
Bo z zalju rozpuknu.

Prybuvaye mii mylenkyi
V nedilju ranenko.
Oi zliz z konya, pryvitavsya:
– Dobryden, serdenko!

– Na dobryden, serce moye!
Oi yak sya ty mayesh?
Lybon ze ty na chuzyni
Inshuyu kohayesh?

– Kazu tobi shchyru pravdu:
Hinshoyi ne znayu,
Tilky tebe, serce moye,
Yak zyttya, kohayu.

Oi pidu ya v lisok-trisok,
Oi tam ljudy teshut.
Oi stanu ya, posluhayu,
Shcho vorohy breshut.

– Breshit, breshit, vorozenky,
Abo perestante,
Abo meni svoyi zuby
Na pidkoty daite!

Oi brehaly vorozenky,
Ta vze perestaly,
Buly smutni, neveseli,
Teper radi staly.