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

– Hodi, hodi, holubonko,
Hodi vze litaty:
Oy chody, syad' kolo mene,
Shchos' mayu kazaty.

Oy chody, 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 lyubysh,
Chy tvoya rodyna?

– Oy ya tebe, serce, lyublyu,
Rodyna ne znaye.
Boday tomu tyazko-vazko,
Shcho nas rozluchaye...

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

Vidchynyu ya kvatyrochku,
Oy huknu ya, huknu:
– Prybud', prybud', miy mylenkyi,
Bo z zalyu rozpuknu.

Prybuvaye miy mylenkyi
V nedilyu ranenko.
Oy zliz z konya, pryvitavsya:
– Dobryden, serdenko!

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

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

Oy pidu ya v lisok-trisok,
Oy tam lyudy teshut'.
Oy stanu ya, posluchayu,
Shcho vorohy breshut'.

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

Oy brechaly vorozenky,
Ta vze perestaly,
Buly smutni, neveseli,
Teper radi staly.