Mene maty odnu mala,
Dva horody meni dala.
Pryspiv:
Hulyayu ya, hei, hulyayu ya.
Dva horody obrobyla,
Odna dynya sya vrodyla.
Posylaye mene maty
V misto dynyu prodavaty.
Prodavala, torhuvala,
A cyhany dynyu vkraly.
Oi, cyhany, dobri ljudy,
A shcho z meni doma bude?
Posylaye mene maty
Pshenychenku petljuvaty.
Oi, melnyku, melnychenku,
Spetljui meni pshenychenku.
Pshenychenku petljuvaty
Treba nichku nochuvaty.
Nochuvaty, skilky dila,
Aby muka bula bila.
Pryadu kuzil, nytky rvutsya,
A za mnoyu hlopci b’yutsya.
Ne byitesya, nema za shcho,
Choch ya harna – ta ledashcha.