Oy stanu ya na kolesi,
A koleso ta y obernet'sya.
Des' poyichav miy mylenkyi,
Koly z bo vin ta povernet'sya?

Oy stanu ya na kolesi,
Ta po tim boci moyi ochi.
– Pryyid', pryyid', miy mylenkyi,
Ta do mene choch opivnochi!

Yak pryyidesh izvechora, –
Vecheronka ta dobirnaya,
Yak pryyidesh opivnochi –
Rozmovonka moya virnaya.

Roman-zillya, roman-zillya,
Roman-zillya pochylyayet'sya,
A miy mylyi chornobryvyi
Cherez lyudey poklonyayet'sya.

Oy shcho z meni po romanu,
Roman cvite – yahidok ne maye.
Oy shcho z meni po poklonu,
Koly yoho samoho nemaye.

– Oy vyshenko-chereshenko,
Choho pizno rozvyvayeshsya?
Molodaya molodyce,
Choho sliz'my zalyvayeshsya?!

Tym ya pizno rozvyvayusya,
Bo lyutuyu ta zymu mayu.
Tym ya sliz'my umyvayusya,
Nevirnoho ta druha mayu.