/ Chom ty, verbo, ne khytayeshsya? / 2
Chom ty, maty, ne pytayesh[sya]?
/ Chy ty, donyu, u hori khodyla? /2
Chy ty, donyu, svekrusi hody[la]?
/ Hore, maty, u hori khodyty, / 2
A shche hirshe svekrusi hody[ty].
/ Khatu metu ta y peremitaye, / 2
Lozhky myyu ta y peremyva[ye].
/ Yisty khochu azh serden'ko bolyt', / 2
Ya do stolu, vona ne hovor[yt'].
/ Yisty khochu azh serden'ko vʼyane, / 2
Ya do stolu, vona skosa hlya[na].
/ Obizvalas' naymensha zovytsya, / 2
Vona zh meni yak ridna sestry[tsya].
/ Nashcho zh, maty, chuzhe bytya braty, / 2
Yakshcho zh yomu yisty ne dava[ty]?
/ Yakshcho zh yomu ni yisty, ni pyty, / 2
Yak zhe zh yomu u sviti prozhy[ty]?
Kuvala zozulya v nedilyu ranen'ko,
/ V nedilyu ranen'ko ta shche y zhalibnen'ko / 2
Oy to zh ne zozulya, to ridnaya maty,
/ Vona vyryadzhala synochka v soldaty / 2
Idy, idy, synu, idy ne barysya,
/ Cherez try hodochky do domu vernysya / 2
Mynaye hodochok, syn pyshe lystochok:
/ Oy Bozhe, oy Bozhe chuzha storonon'ka. / 2
Yakby maty znala, yake zh meni hore,
/ Vona b pereplyla te synyeye more. / 2
Kuvala zozulya v nedilyu ranen'ko
/ V nedilyu ranen'ko ta shche y zhalibnen'ko/2
Nalyy, maty, stakan romu, bo ya yidu do pryyomu.
He-ey hey-hey, ukha-kha-kha, bo ya yidu do pryyomu
A v pryyomi sklyani dveri, tam sydily ofitsery,
He-ey hey-hey, ukha-kha-kha, tam sydily ofitsery.
Samyy starshyy stav pytaty: chy ye bat'ko, chy ye maty,
He-ey hey-hey, ukha-kha-kha, chy ye bat'ko, chy ye maty.
Nema bat'ka, til'ky maty, odna sestra shche y dva braty,
He-ey hey-hey, ukha-kha-kha, odna sestra shche y dva braty.
Odna sestra shche y dva braty, zapysaly y u soldaty,
He-ey hey-hey, ukha-kha-kha zapysaly u soldaty.
Nalyy, maty, stakan chayu, bo ya yidu vidyizhdzhayu.
He-ey hey-hey, ukha-kha-kha, bo ya yidu vidyizhdzhayu.
Otche nash, izhe yesi na nyebyesi,
da svyatitsya im'ya Tvoye, da pryydye Tsarstviye Tvoye,
da budyet volya Tvoya, ─ yako na nyebyesi, i na zyemli.
Khlyeb nash nasushchnyy dazhd' nam dnyes',
I ostavi nam dolhi nasha,
yako zhe i my ostvlyayem dolzhnikom nashym,
I nye vvyedi nas vo iskusheniye,
No izbavi nas ot lukavoho.
Dostoyno yest' yako voistinu
blazhyty Tya, Bohoroditsu,
Prisnoblazhenuyu i Pryenyeporochnuyu
i Matyer' Boha nasheho.
Chesnyeyshuyu Kheruvym
i slavnyeyshuyu bez sravnyeniya Syerafim,
bez istlyeniya Boha Slova rozhdshuyu,
sushchuyu Bohoroditsu Tya vyelichayem.
Slava Ottsu i Synu i Svyatomu Dukhu,
i nynye i prisno i vo vyeki vyekov. Amin'.
/ Hospodi pomiluy / 3
Blahoslovi
Oy nashi khloptsi nedbaylytsi
Ne vyrubaly kupaylytsi.
Yakby vy, khloptsi, pro nas dbaly,
To b vy kupaylo vyrubaly.
Nashe kupaylo z verby, z verby,
A ty, Ivane, pryydy, pryydy.
Oy yak ne pryydesh dorizhkoyu,
To pryvezemo telizhkoyu.
Oy ty, Ivane, popiv, popiv,
Choho zh ty v pohrib letiv, letiv.
A ya u pohrib letiv, letiv,
Bo ya smetany khotiv, khotiv.
Ne tak smetany kolotukhy,
Divky Mariyi molotukhy.
Ukh!
Oy u poli ozerechko,
Tam plavalo viderechko
/ Troye sutok iz vodoyu,
A chetvertyy z kholodnoyu. / 2
Troye sutok iz vodoyu,
A chetvertyy z kholodnoyu.
/ Vyydy, divchyno, vyydy, moloda,
Pohovorymo z toboyu. / 2
Oy rada ya vykhodyty,
Z toboyu hovoryty.
/ Lezhyt' nelyub na praviy ruchtsi,
Ta y boyusya rozhnivyty. / 2
Kozak konyka sidaye,
Do konyka promovlyaye:
/ Bizhy, miy konyu, bizhy, voronyy,
Azh do tykhoho Dunayu. / 2
V Dunay vodu podyvlyusya
Tay iz horya utoplyusya.
/ Proshchay divchyno, proshchay rybchyno,
Vzhe zh ya bil'she ne vernusya. / 2
Vyyshov misyats' iz-za khmary ta y pidnyavsya vysoko,
/ Podyvysya, lyubaya divchyno, yak zayshov ya daleko. / 2
Yak zayshov za synye more, stala divchyna hukat',
/ Povernysya, lyubyy kozachen'ku, mayu shchos' tobi skazat'. / 2
Ya y ne budu povertatys', bo nemaye do koho,
/ Buv ya vchora v tebe pid vikontsem, ty kokhala inshoho. / 2
Ya nikoho ne kokhala, til'ky tebe odnoho,
/ Yikhav Vanya, zirvav z rozy kvitku ta y podav cherez vikno. / 2
Bulo b tobi, moya lyuba, tuyu kvitku ta y ne brat',
/ Bulo b tobi, lyubaya divchyno, nas dvokh razom ne kokhat'. / 2
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