Yak priyekhav kozachen'ko z polya,
Oy da pryv’yazav konya do yavora.
Da y priv’yazav konya do yavora,
Oy sam zaplakav, kray konyka stoya.
Sam zaplakav, kray konyka stoya:
– Oy zasvatana divchynon'ka moya.
Zasvatana, nichoho ne bude
Oy cherez tyye vorozhyye lyude.
Sudy, Bozhe, nedyel'ky dozhdaty,
Oy zberu lyudey da y poydu y u svaty.
Zberu lyudey – da y poydu y u svaty,
Oy a sam poydu pod vokno slukhaty.
A sam poydu pod vokno slukhaty,
Oy da shcho bude divchyna kazaty.
A divchyna po komnaty khodyt',
Oy da byelyen'ki, byely ruchky lomyt'.
– Oy ty, maty, poradnitsa v khaty,
Oy porad', porad', shcho mayu kazaty.
Chy mnye, maty, podarky krayaty,
Oy chy mnye, maty, hostiv y udsylaty?
– Yak ty budesh podarky krayaty,
Oy to y ne kazhy, shcho ya tvoya maty.
Alla Kovalʹchuk
Both Miklos
Myroslava Vertiuk
Yuriy Kovalʹchuk
Susanna Karpenko
2018-05-31