Yak poyikhav toy Vanyusha ta y na pol's'ku voynu,
/ Tay pokynuv Katerynu na khazyaystvi samu. / 2
V neyi nen'ka ne ridnen'ka, rozproklyataya bula,
/ Napysala lyst dribnen'kyy tay u polk viddala. / 2
Tvoya zhinka Kateryna, tay rozbaluvana,
/ Usi brychky shche y kolyasky porozkachuvala. / 2
Usi brychky shche y kolyasky porozkachuvala.
/ Usi koni voroniyi pozayizhdzhuvala. / 2
Yak pryyikhav toy Vanyusha ta y do svoho dvora,
/ Vyydy, zhinko Kateryno, vidchynyay vorota. / 2
Vyyshla zhinka Kateryna vidchynyaye vorota,
/ Vyynyav shablyu, vyynyav hostru, pokotylas' holova. / 2
Pokotylas' holivon'ka po shovkoviy travi,
/ Polylasya krov chervona po vyshytim rukavi. / 2
Yak zayikhav toy Vanyusha ta y u svoyi vorota,
/ Stoyast' brychky shche y kolyasky porozkrashuvani. / 2
Stoyast' brychky shche y kolyasky porozkrashuvani,
/ Usi koni voroniyi porozchisuvani. / 2
Oy ty, nen'ko, ty, staren'ka, ty obsudlyvaya,
/ Moya zhinka Kateryna hospodyneyu bula. / 2
Murder
Military campaign, fights
Family relations
Seeing-off
Military service
Death
Both Miklos
Illya Fetysov
Igor Perevertniuk
2017-10-17