Meni potribno zovsim nebahato:
Shchob kozne slovo zapadalo v serce,
Shchob chlopci ne kydalys' chlibom cherstvym,
Shchob ne zabuly vyshyvky divchata.

Shchob maty ne kydala nemovlyaty,
Shchob kozen bat'ko ne curavsya syna.
I shche, shchob prosto ne strilyaly v vpynu,
Koly stoyish oblychchyam do bahattya.

Meni potribno zovsim nebahato:
Shchob ne chovaly kamin za sorochku,
Dodolu shchob ne opuskaly ochi,
Koly opivnochi puskayesh v svoyu chatu.

Shchob Bat'kivshchynu vmily vidstoyaty,
Shchob kozen dozyvav do svoho viku,
Shchob do zirok nikoly my ne zvykly, –
Meni potribno zovsim nebahato.