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