Meni potribno zovsim nebahato:
Shchob kozne slovo zapadalo v serce,
Shchob hlopci ne kydalys hlibom cherstvym,
Shchob ne zabuly vyshyvky divchata.
Shchob maty ne kydala nemovlyaty,
Shchob kozen batko ne curavsya syna.
I shche, shchob prosto ne strilyaly v vpynu,
Koly stoyish oblychchyam do bahattya.
Meni potribno zovsim nebahato:
Shchob ne hovaly kamin za sorochku,
Dodolu shchob ne opuskaly ochi,
Koly opivnochi puskayesh v svoyu hatu.
Shchob Batkivshchynu vmily vidstoyaty,
Shchob kozen dozyvav do svoho viku,
Shchob do zirok nikoly my ne zvykly, –
Meni potribno zovsim nebahato.