Ach ya neshchasnyi,
Shcho mayu diyaty?
Lyublyu divchynu –
Ne mozu yiyi vzyaty.
Ne mozu yiyi vzyaty,
Bo zaruchenaya.
Ach dole z moya,
Dole neshchasnaya!

Prosyv by-m yiyi,
Shchob mene chekala
Shchoby opruch mene
Nikoho ne znala.
Vona ne zachoche,
Bo ya nebahatyi.
Ach ya neshchasnyi,
Shcho mayu diyaty?

– Oy ty, divchyno,
Ty slovamy bludysh,
Sama ne znayesh,
Koho virno lyubysh.
– Oy ya znayu, znayu,
Koho ya kochayu,
Tilky ya ne znayu,
Z kym zyty mayu.