Bula v bat'ka parova mashyna, a ya yeyi prodala,
A za tiyi hroshi muzyky khoroshi naynyala, naynyala.
Muzychen'ki moyi, oy zahrayte meni kovalya, kovalya,
A koval', kovalya cherez nozhku valya, oy valya, oy valya.
Kovalykha na toku umyraye zo smikhu: u-kha-kha, u-kha-kha.

Bula v bat'ka stara kozhushyna, a ya yeyi prodala,
A za tiyi hroshi muzyky khoroshi naynyala, naynyala.
Muzychen'ki moyi, oy zahrayte meni kovalya, kovalya,
A koval', kovalya cherez nozhku valya, oy valya, oy valya.
Kovalykha na toku umyraye zo smikhu: u-kha-kha, u-kha-kha.

Bula v bat'ka v Kyyevi kvartyra, a ya yeyi prodala,
A za tiyi hroshi muzyky khoroshi naynyala, naynyala.
Muzychen'ki moyi, oy zahrayte meni kovalya, kovalya,
A koval', kovalya cherez nozhku valya, oy valya, oy valya.
Kovalykha na toku umyraye zo smikhu: u-kha-kha, u-kha-kha.

Ne spivay, moya lyuba divchyno,
Odynoka v zelenim hayu,
/ Oy ya chuyu i duzhe sumuyu,
Shcho do tebe ya bil'sh ne pryydu. / 2

Ne pryydu ya do tebe, divchyno,
Yak ranish ya do tebe khodyv,
/ Ya khotiv tebe vzyat' za druzhynu
Ta proklyati vrahy ne daly. / 2

Podyvlyus' ya na tuyu divchynu,
Usmikhnet'sya do mene vona,
/ Mizh druhymy stoyit' vona naykrashcha,
To kolys' bula myla moya. / 2

Yak naykrashcha nashcho zh ty pokynuv?
Ty zh kazav shcho ty krashchu znaydesh.
/ Ne shukay, bo ty krashchoyi ne naydesh,
Ya dlya tebe naykrashcha bula. / 2

Shcho za misyats' shcho za yasnyy,
Shcho za yasnaya zorya,
/ Shcho za mylyy bezobraznyy,
Vechir pryyde, pʼyat' nema. / 2

A na shostyy vin prykhodyt':
Zdrastuy, mylaya moya,
/ Shukay sobi, divchynon'ka,
Vzhe druhoho kozaka. / 2

Shukay sobi, divchynon'ka,
Vzhe druhoho kozaka,
/ Bo ya yidu v tsyu nedilyu
Iz druhoyu do vintsya. / 2

Idy, idy, kozachen'ku,
Ya ne duzhe toroplyus',
/ A yak budesh vinchatysya,
To ya pryydu podyvlyus'. / 2

Pidiyshla vona u tserkvu
Ta i stala pry stini,
/ Zalyly kozaka sl'ozy,
A shche bil'she yak yiyi. / 2

A svyashchennyk obernuvsya
Ta y stav molodtsya pytat':
/ Ty z yakoyu divchynoyu
Prystupayesh do vintsya? / 2

Chy iz toyu divchynoyu,
Shcho za ruchen'ku derzhav,
/ Chy iz teyu divchynoyu,
Shcho try roky prohulyav? / 2

Postupit'sya, lyudy dobri,
A ty, myla, ydy syuda,
/ Azh teper ya pryznayusya,
Shcho navik budesh moya. / 2

V subotu piznen'ko, v nedilyu ranen'ko,
/ Kuvala zozulya v sadu zhalibnen'ko. / 2

Oy to zh ne zozulya, to ridnaya maty,
/ Vona vyryadzhala syna y u soldaty. / 2

Ya dumala, synu, tebe ozhenyty,
/ A ty yidesh, synku, v armiyu sluzhyty. / 2

Ya zh dumala, synu, nevistochku braty,
/ A ty yidesh, synu, stranu zakhyshchaty. / 2