/ – Oy zhuravko, zhuravko, / 2
Choho krychysh tak zhalko?
/ – Oy yak zhe mni ne krychat', / 2
Shcho y tak vysoko litat'?
/ Upav kamen' u vodu, / 2
Odbylasya od rodu.
/ Upav kamen' da lyezhyt, / 2
Na chuzhyni hore zhyt'.
/ Na chuzhyni hore zhyt', / 2
Nema komu y pozhalit'.
/ Des' u sviti maty ye, / 2
Vona mene zhaduye.
/ Vona mene zhaduye, / 2
Yak vecheru podaye.
/ Yak vecheru podaye, / 2
Usim lozhky shchytaye.
/ – Odna lozhka lyshnya ye, / 2
Des' u sviti dochka ye.
/ Des' u mene dochka ye, / 2
Na chuzhyni stradaye.
U sadochku zhy dva dubochky kochuravyyi stoyat'.
/ Ne puskaye mene maty na vulytsyu pohulyat'. / 2
– Pusty mene zhy, moya y maty, na vulytsyu pohulyat',
/ Zashchebeche soloveyko, ya yoho budu slukhat'. / 2
– Oy ty, donyu zhy, moya donyu, ty poslukhay moyu rich:
/ Prochyny svoye vikontse, slukhay yoho tsilu nich. / 2
Prochynyla vikonechko zhy, shche y misyachyk ne ziyshov,
/ Yak pid moye vikonechko miy mylen'kyy pidiyshov. / 2
– Ne khody zh, mylyy, po luhu ne topchy zelenyy luh,
/ Ne sushy moye serden'ko, ne lyuby zh moyikh podruh. / 2
– Ya khodyv zelenym luhom, ya toptav zelenyy luh,
/ Ya zsushyv tvoye serden'ko, polyubyv odnu z podruh. / 2
Holubaya zhy kosynochka zhy meni maty ne daye,
/ A po tiy zhe kosynon'tsi mene mylyy piznaye. / 2
U poli sosna korenystaya,
Ye v mene svekrov narovystaya.
Ranen'ko vstane zh – mene ne budyt',
Zayde do susid – nevistku sudyt'.
Zayde do susid – nevistku sudyt',
Pryyde oy susid – nevistku budyt'.
– Vstavay, nevistko, vstavay, ne lezhy,
Bery vidertse, po vodu bezhy.
Ishla y po vodu – nadumalasa,
Ishla z vodoyu – y naplakalasya.
Prynesla zh vodu – da y postavyla.
– Pyy, svekrov, vodu z povnoho vedra.
Pyy, svekrov, vodu z povnoho vedra,
Zhaluy nevistku, bo vona odna.
Voz'mesh druhuyu, to y ne takuyu,
Voz'mesh treytyuyu, to shche y hirshuyu.
Oy vyydu ya na tu horu,
De hrusha kresata.
/ Stanu, hlyanu, podyvlyusya,
De my..., de myloho kha[ta]. / 2
Moya khata za horoyu,
Yoho – za druhoyu.
/ – Chy ty tuzhysh tak za mnoyu,
Yak ya, yak ya za tobo[yu]? / 2
Vse tuzhyla, vse tuzhyla,
A teper ne budu.
/ Bo ya chuyu pomizh lyudy,
Shcho y tvo..., shcho y tvoya ne bu[du]. / 2
Pomizh moyi vorotochka
Holuby litayut',
/ Shche y rozkoshi ne zaznala,
A li..., a lita myna[yut']. / 2
Oy plyve choven, da y vody poven,
/ Da y nakryvsya lystom, / 2 hey, o-kho-kho.
Ne chvan'tsa, divchyno, ne chvan'tsa, moloda,
/ Chervonym namystom, / 2 hey, o-kho-kho.
Oy vyydesh na vulytsyu –
/ Namysto porvetstsya, / 2 hey, o-kho-kho.
A z tebe, divchyno, a z tebe, moloda,
/ Khlopets' nasmyyetstsya, / 2 hey, o-kho-kho.
Oy plyve choven, da y vody poven,
Da y nakryvsya luhom, / 2 hey, o-kho-kho.
Ne chvan'sya, kozache, ne chvan'sya, molodyy,
/ Z kuchoravym chubom, / 2 hey, o-kho-kho.
Yak vyydesh na vulytsyu –
/ Tvyy chub rozovʼyetstsya, / 2 hey, o-kho-kho.
A z tebe, kozache, a z tebe, molodyy,
/ Divka nasmiyetstsya, / 2 hey, o-kho-kho.
– Oy ty, koval', koval', kovalechko,
/ Chom ne kuyesh rano-poranen'ku? / 2
Oy chy v tebe zaliza nemaye,
/ Oy chy v tebe stali ne khvataye? / 2
– Okh, ye v mene zaliza dovoli,
/ Okh, ye v mene zhinka do lyubovi. / 2
Okh, ye v mene zh dochka Kateryna,
/ Vona meni slavy narobyla. / 2
Izvechora vody nanosyla,
/ Opivnochi – syna porodyla. / 2
Opivnochi syna porodyla,
/ Do skhid sontsya v krynytsi vtopyla. / 2
Na kray sela tam krynytsya pans'ka,
/ Tam plavala dytyna koval's'ka. / 2
Ziyshla chorna khmara, a za neyu – syva.
/ – Skazhy zh meni, mamo, chom ya neshchaslyva? / 2
Des' ty zh mene, mamo, v kupali ne kupala,
/ Des' ty zh meni, mamo, shchastya ne bazhala. / 2
– Ne raz, ne dva, donyu, v kupali kupala,
/ A ta zh lykha dolya v kupil' zahlyadala. / 2
– Skazhy zh meni, maty, de teren lamaty,
/ Skazhy zh meni, maty, de shchastya shukaty? / 2
– Teren zelenen'kyy ne treba lamaty,
/ Shchastya same pryyde, ne treba shukaty. / 2