Chyyi to husy hrechku poyeli,
Za synye more pyt' polyetye[ly]?

– Idy, Hanyechko, zazheny husy,
Potsoluy Ivanka v zoloty vu[sy].

– Oy khoch zazhenu, to ne chuzhyyi,
Khoch potsoluyu, to v zoloty[yi].

Oy lisom, lisom, lisovynoyu,
Oy khto zh to yide vechoryno[yu]?

Oy khto zh to yide? Ivanko pʼyanyy.
Odchyny, Hanyechko, to tvoy kokha[nyy].

– Ne odchynyusa, bat'ka boyusa,
Pered toboyu listom stelyu[sa].

Listom, ne listom zelenesen'kym,
Pered toboyu molodesen'[kym].

/ Okh, dibrovoyu zh voli hnala / 2
Da z dibrovoyu rozmovlyala.

/ Oy dibrovon'ko zh, zelyenaya, / 2
Da y u try rady sad'onaya.

/ Okh, u try rady zh, u try poli, / 2
Da sedyt' sokyl na topoli.

/ Da sedyt' sokyl na topoli, / 2
Da y poye pisni po nevoli.

/ Okh, sokilon'ku zh, hodi pity, / 2
Okh, na chuzhyni hore zhyty.

Okh, na chuzhyni hore zhyty.
Oy hore zhyty, pozhyvaty,
Da dribnykh ditok hoduvaty.

Okh, lyubo-mylo na toy khutor dyvytstsa,
Da y zadumav ya na divchynu zheny[t'sya].

Vzhe pivni poyut' – ya y u divchyny sezhu,
Vzhe den' bilen'kyy – ya y dodomon'ku y vy[zhu].

Pryyshov do domu, stav choboty skydaty,
Nikhto ne pochuv, til'ky ridnaya ma[ty].

Maty svaryt'sya, okh, a bat'ko shche hirshe:
– Y ne khody, synku, do divchynon'ky bil'[she].

– Okh, yak mnye, bat'ku, do divky ne khodyty,
Ne poydu vechor – ne bude hovory[ty].

Ne poydu vechor – ne bude hovoryty,
Ne poydu druhyy – perestane lyuby[ty].

– Shcho zh tobi, synku, taya divka vchynyla?
– Vchora zvechora rybon'ky navary[la].

Ya zh rybky ne yiv, tyl'ky odne rebertse,
Vzyalo kozaka okruzhkamy za ser[tse].

Okh, pobachysh, mat'onko, bez dochky,
Yak porostut' pid lavkoyu zh kozlyachky.

Budesh tiyi kozlyachky dryvaty,
Da pro svoyu donen'ku spomynaty.

Bula v mene donen'ka, nelinyva,
Shchonedilyen'ky v tserkvu khodyla.

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Khodyu, khodyu kolo dizhechky,
Beru, beru syroyizhechky.
Chy syroyizhky braty
Chy po divku yikha[ty]?

Oy huknu, huknu, nekhay mat'onka chuye,
Nekhay dlya mene zh vecheron'ku hotu[ye].

Nekhay hotuye da y postavyt' na lavtsy.
Ne pryydu teper, to v nedilyen'ku vran[tsi].

Ne pryydu teper, to v nedilyen'ku vrantsi.
Pokholodala vecheron'ka na lav[tsi].

Okh, kazhut' lyudy, shcho mene zh bat'ko laye,
Yak idu selom, vorota prochynya[ye].

– Ne slukhay, donyu, lyuds'koho zh pohovoru,
Yak idesh selom, ne mynay moho dvo[ru].

Ya lyubyv tebe maloyu dytynoyu,
A teper pryymʼyu ridnoyu zh hostyno[yu].

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

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 vyydu ya, oy vyydu ya zh na horon'ku,
Da y pohlyanu v dolinon'ku.

Shcho vsi lyudy, shcho vsi lyudy v poli orut',
Okh, a moye oblohuye.

Shcho vsi lyudy, shcho vsi zhinky obid nesut,
A moyeyi ne vidaty.

Okh, moyeyi, a moyeyi zh ne vidaty,
Ne nese mni obidaty.

Kynuv kosu, kynuv kosu na rillon'ku,
A sam poyshov dodomon'ku.

Vstupyv v siny, vstupyv v siny – ne met'ono,
Vstupyv v khatu – ne topl'ono.

Oy za sintsamy, za noven'kymy.
S'vyatyy vechor!

Sady sadyla krasna pannochka.
S'vyatyy vechor!

Krasna pannochka, pani Rayechka.
S'vyatyy vechor!

Sady sadyla, Boha prosyla.
S'vyatyy vechor!

– Oy rody, Bozhe, v moymu sadon'ku.
S'vyatyy vechor!

V moymomu sadon'ku vysoku yablun'ku.
S'vyatyy vechor!

Tonku, vysoku, lystom shyroku.
S'vyatyy vechor!

Pryyde do mene try kolyadnychky.
S'vyatyy vechor!

Treba yim daty vsim po yabluchku.
S'vyatyy vechor!

*Vynos'te kovbasu, bo khatu roztryasu!

/ – 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 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.

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

/ Usi zh hory zeleniyut', / 2
De bahaty zhyto si[yut'].

/ Odna hora bila-bila, / 2
Tam siyala vdova bid[na].

/ Tam siyala, zh volochyla, / 2
Sl'ozon'kamy promochy[la].

/ – Rody, Bozhe, pshenychen'ku, / 2
Shchob bulo shcho na zymon'[ku].

/ Okh, a ya poydu do mora, / 2
A y od mora – do Duna[yu].

/ A y od mora do Dunayu, / 2
Tam ya sobi brata ma[yu].

/ Okh, braten'ku zh, holubon'ku, / 2
Pryymy zh mene na zymon'[ku].

/ – Sestro zh moya perepilko, / 2
Skazhy v tebe dytok skil'[ko]?

/ – Raz chetvero, raz pʼyatero, / 2
A vsikh razom devʼyate[ro].

/ – Yak ya syadu zh obidaty, / 2
Budut detky zahlyada[ty].

/ – Oy khodite zh, detky, z khaty, / 2
Budut' dyad'ky obida[ty].

/ Zayshlo sontse za lisok, okh, / 2
Poday, mylyy, holosok.

/ – Okh, rad by ya holos dat', okh, / 2
Kruhom lyston'ky shumlyat'.

/ Kruhom lyston'ky shumlyat', okh, / 2
Pro nas lyudy hovorat'.

/ – Hovoryly pro tebe, okh, / 2
Shcho ty khodysh do mene.

/ Koly khodysh, to y khody, okh, / 2
Pohovoru y ne roby.

/ Bo pohovir – slavon'ka, okh, / 2
Durnym lyudyam – pravdon'ka.

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