V’yetsya, nache strichka, nespokiina richka,
Tulytsya blyzenko do pidnizzya hir,
A na tomu boci, tam zyve Marichka,
V hati, shcho shovalas u zelenyi bir. (2)
Pryspiv:
Yak z kimnaty vyide, na porozi stane,
Az blyshchyt krasoyu shyrochin riky,
A yak usmihnetsya, shche i z-pid loba hlyane:
"Choch skachy u vodu" – kazut parubky. (2)
Ne pytaite hlopci, chom ya odynokyi,
Berehom tak pizno idu v samotyni,
Tam na tomu boci zahubyv ya spokii,
A tudy dorohy ne znaity meni.
Ta nehai smiyetsya nespokiina richka,
Vse odno na toi bik ya puti znaidu?
"Chuyesh, chy ne chuyesh, charivna Marichko, (2)
Ya do tvoho sercya kladku pokladu."