Oy hore zh tiy chaytsi, chayochtsi-nebozi,
Shcho vyvela chayenyatok v stepu pry doro[zi].
Yikhaly chumaky, veselo spivaly,
Staru chayechku zihnaly, chayenyat zabra[ly].
A chayochka vʼyet'sya, ob dorohu bʼyet'sya,
K syriy zemli prypadaye, da chumakiv blaha[ye]:
– Oy vy, chumachen'ky, slavni kozachen'ky,
Vernit' moyikh chayenyatok, vony shche malen'[ki].
– Ne vernemo, chayko, ne vernem, neboho,
A yak vernem chayenyatok, poletysh ty v ne[bo].
– Ne budu letity, budu tut sydity,
Budu vashykh voliv pasty, da budu y zaverta[ty].
Budu zavertaty,
Z rublenoyi krynychen'ky da budu zh napuva[ty].
Both Miklos
Inna Kovtun
Myroslava Vertiuk
Olga Karapata
2018-06-13