Yihav kozak na viinonku,
proshchav svoyu divchynonku:
"Proshchai, ridnenka, chornobryvenka,
ya idu v chuzuyu storononku. (2)
Daimy, divchyno, hustynu,
moze, ya v poli zahynu.
Nakryyut ochi temnoyi nochi,
lehshe v mohyli spochynu".
Dala divchyna hustynu,
kozak u boyu zahynuv.
Nakryly ochi temnoyi nochi,
lehshe v mohyli spochynuv.
A zliyi ljudy nasylu
vzyaly neshchasnu divchynu.
Tam sered polya hnetsya topolya
ta i na kozacku mohylu.