Ah ya neshchasnyi,
Shcho mayu diyaty?
Lyublju divchynu –
Ne mozu yiyi vzyaty.
Ne mozu yiyi vzyaty,
Bo zaruchenaya.
Ah dole z moya,
Dole neshchasnaya!
Prosyv by-m yiyi,
Shchob mene chekala
Shchoby opruch mene
Nikoho ne znala.
Vona ne zahoche,
Bo ya nebahatyi.
Ah ya neshchasnyi,
Shcho mayu diyaty?
– Oi ty, divchyno,
Ty slovamy bludysh,
Sama ne znayesh,
Koho virno ljubysh.
– Oi ya znayu, znayu,
Koho ya kohayu,
Tilky ya ne znayu,
Z kym zyty mayu.