Da pshenichen'ka yara,
Da pshenichen'ka yara,
Ho…, horo..., horoyu y oves.

Horoyu y oves…
– Ne po pravdi, kozache,
Ne po pravdi, sokolye,
Zo mno…, zo mnoyu zhyvesh.

Zo mnoyu zhyvesh…
Okh, yak vyecher nastane,
Okh, yak vyecher nastane,
Do dru…, do druhoyi ydesh.

Do druhoyi ydesh…
A mene y molodeyku,
Y a golubku-siveyku,
Vdoma…, vdoma kydayesh.

Vdoma kidayesh…
– Okh, posadi milyen'ka,
Da holubka v sinen'kakh…
V voro…, v vorotyakh verba.

V vorotyakh verba…
Da skol' ya budu yekhat',
Da skol' ya budu yekhat',
Do te…, do tebe zaydu.

– Okh, ne raz ya sadyela,
Okh, ne raz polivala –
Ne pry…, ne pryymayetsa.

Ne pryymayetsa…
Okh lyubov nasha shchyra,
Okh lyubov dorohaya,
Rozlu…, rozluchayetsa.

Da y uzhe vesna, da y uzhe krasna,
/ Iz strikh voda kaplye. / 2
Da iz strikh voda kaplye.

Oy uzhe nashim da [plisacheykam]
/ Dorozheyka pakhne, / 2
Da y dorozheyka pakhne.

/ Oy nekhay pakhne, / 2
/ To ya y pomandruyu, / 2
Oy to ya y pomandruyu.

Oy to ya svoymu da y milen'komu
/ Vinchyk podaruyu, / 2
Da y vinchyk podaruyu.

Oy yak pryyshlosa da daruvati,
/ Dorozhki ne znati, / 2
Da y dorozhki ne znati.

Odna dorozhka poshla do Rymu,
/ Druha – na Vkrayinu, / 2
Da y druha na Vkrayinu.

Oy rozvilisa da bystri riki,
/ Rannyeyu vesnoyu, / 2
Oy rannyeyu vesnoyu.

Oy oddala da y mene mati
/ Zamuzh molodoyu, / 2
Da y zamuzh molodoyu.

Dobriy vyecher, shchyedriy vechor,
Pane-hospodaryu, dozvol'te zashchedruvati,
Vam veseluyu visti skazati.
[Mi chuyemo vas,] Dayte kovbasu,
Bo yak ne daste kovbasu, to ya vam khatu roznesu.
Dayte kusok sala, bo mnye mati-bat'ko kazala.
Shob vasha khata bula na vse bahata.
Shob na vashomu stoli bulo vs'oho dovoli
Khliba-soli, i kovbas, i shche buv shob sche gorki kvas.

Ishli chumaki sorok tri roki,
Da y ne znali chumachen'ki hora, ni byedi.

Sluchilas byeda sered horoda,
Y zabolila chumachen'ku sertse y holova.

Priyshov do yoho y tavarysh yoho,
Y uzyav yoho za ruchen'ku, pitaye yoho:

– Okh, tovarish moy, shcho zh tobe bolit?
– Bolit-bolit, tavarishu, sertse y holova.

– Okh, tavarish moy, poratuy myenya,
Proday vozi, proday voly – da vratuy myenya.

Yak malo volov, prodavay yarma,
Ratuy-ratuy, tovaryshu, bude ne darma.

A sivi voly rozumni buli,
Cherez misto, cherez hori y dodomu vtekli.

Okh, yak viyshla mat' volov zahanyat',
Podivilas' syuda-tuda – syna y ne vidat'.

Yak viyshla zhona – pripala k zemlye:
– Pomer-pomer moy mileykiy v chuzhoy storonye.

Kosarye kosyat, a vet'or povyevaye,
Shovkova trava na pokos vylyaha[ye].

A moya trava stoyit' ne koshenaya,
A ya, moloda, stoyu zasmuchena[ya].

Poydu do bratka vodu v bratka prositi:
– Pomozhy, bratku, travicheyku kosi[ti].

Kurit-kuryt, kurit-kuryt dorozheyka,
Tudoyu yshla sirotoyka.

A strichaye, a strichaye yi Hospod' Boh,
A strichaye, da y pytaye:

– Kuda ydesh, kuda ydesh, sirotoyko?
Byedna tvoya holovoyka.

– Idu, Bozhe, ydu, Bozhe, hukayuchy,
Svoyu mamku shukayuchy.

– Oy vyernisa, oy vyernisa, sirotoyko,
Svoyey mamky ty ne znaydesh.

Svoyey mamky, svoyey mamky ty ne znaydesh,
Ono ty dalyeko zaydesh.

Azh prykhodyu, azh prykhodyu do mohyly,
Azh prykhodyu, da y hukayu.

– Ustan', mamko, ustan', mamko, podivisa,
Da y na svoyu sirotoyku.

Da y na svoyu, da y na svoyu sirotoyku,
Da y na svoyu malyeykuyu.

– Khto zh to mene, khto zh to mene probuzhdaye,
Mnye lyezhati tut ne daye?

– To ya, mamko, to ya, mamko, sirotoyka,
Byedna moya holovoyka.

– Idi, donyu, idi, donyu, day dodomu,
V tebe mati molodaya.

V tebe mati, v tebe mati molodaya,
Byelo zmyye, shche y rozcheshe.

Byelo zmyye, byelo zmyye, shche y rozcheshe,
Da koshulyu proklinaye.

– Shchob ty syeye, shchob ty syeye ne znosyla,
A druhoye ne prosila.

Shchob ty syeye, shchob ty syeye ne dozhdala,
A druhoye ne prokhala.

– Luchyno moya berezovaya,
De zh ty, luchyno, v pechi y ne bula.

De zh ty, luchyno, v pechi y ne bula,
De zh ty, luchyno, ta y ne horela.

– Ya v pechi bula, ohnyem horela,
Svyekrukha likha ohon' zalila.

Svyekrukha likha ohon' zalila ,
Shchob ya, moloda, y ne vecherala.

A ya y, moloda, y ne vecherala,
Bez vecherayki spati lyahala.

Ya y zasnula son, toy myesyats ziyshov,
To ya y ne chula, yak milyy pryyshov.

– Chy zh ty, mila spish, chi ti tak lyezhysh,
Chom ti do mene ta y ne hovorish?

– Ya y, miliy, ne splyu, til'ky y tak lyezhu,
Stil'ky y tak lyezhu, dumky y dumayu.

– V koho dochok syem, to ye y dolya vsyem,
A ya yednaya – y dolya byednaya.

/ Nasha osen' kholodna, da hey, / 2
Nichka temna, ne vydna.

/ Z kym ya budu tsyu noch spat', da hey, / 2
Tsyu vecheru vecherat'?

/ Povecherayu sama, da hey, / 2
Milyeykoho des' nema.

/ A moy milyy na Donu, da hey, / 2
Ya y do n'oho polynu.

/ Uves' Don ya (y) obyyshla, da hey, / 2
Milyeykoho ne znayshla.

/ Til'ky znayshla kalinu*, da hey, / 2
Milyeykoho mohylu.

/ Do mohyly prypala, da hey, / 2
[Rucheykamy obnyala.

/ Rucheykamy obnyala, / 2] **
Horko plakat' nachala.

/ – Ustan', mylyy, ne lyezhy, da hey, / 2
Mnye dorozhku pokazhy.

/ – Oy myla, ya (y) ne vstanu, da hey, / 2
Ya y dorozhky ne znayu.

/ – Z kym ty, myla, syuda yshla, da hey, / 2
Shcho ty mene tut znayshla?

/ – Yshla iz vitrom, iz doshchem, da hey, / 2
Yshla z korotshym manivtsem.

/ Okh, (Da) rozkopayu horu, / 2
Da y postavlyu storo[zhu].

/ Okh, nevirna storozha, / 2
Da y polomala ro[zhu].

/ Okh, vet'or povivaye / 2
Da rozhu rozvyva[ye].

/ Okh, (Da) rozhu rozvivaye, / 2
Da mati dochku la[ye].

/ Okh, (Da) mati dochku laye, / 2
V sad hulyat' ne puska[ye].

/ – Okh, (Da) pusti zh mene, mati, / 2
Da v vyshn'ov sad* hulyati.

/ Okh, (Da) v vyshn'ov sad-sadochok, / 2
Da na chas,** na chaso[chok].

/ Da na chas, na chasochok, / 2
Da podat' holoso[chok].

/ A (Da) khto v lyesye nochuye? / 2
Da nekhay holos chu[ye].

/ Oy a khto dochok maye, /2
Da y hulyat' ne puska[ye].

Oy lyetyela zozulyeyka cherez krutu horu,
/ Ne vybrala pshenichen'ku, vybrala polo[vu]. / 2

Oy nashcho mnye ta polova, yak zerna nemaye,
/ Oy nashcho mnye ta rodina,* materi nema[ye]? / 2

V usyekh mamy, v usyekh mamy, a ya bat'ka mayu,
/ Syem' raz vody prynosyla z tykhoho Duna[yu]. / 2

Syem' raz vody prynosila, v vos'myy napylasa,
/ Yakby zh meni rudna mati, ya y ne zhuryla[sa b]. / 2

Oy poydu ya na tu horu, da y stanu hukati:
/ – Ustan', ustan', moya mati, kosu rozchesa[ti]. / 2

– Idi, donyu, dodomoyku, vary vecherati,
/ A ya pryydu (y) povecherat', kosu rozchesa[ti]. / 2

Uzhe taya vecheroyka davno zvarylasa,
/ Zhdala-zhdala dochka (y) mamu – ta y zazhuryla[sa]. / 2

Oy u polye vyetriki buyny dmut,
Alye nashi zhenchiki zhito zhnut.

Oy yak viyshlo sonechko y z-za hory,
Potomili[s'] zhenchiki molody.

Oy zhenchiki-zhenchiki, y do kontsa,
Da y poydemo dodomoyku za sontsa.

Oy zhenchiki-zhenchiki, y do mezhy,
Bo shche y nashi pirozheyky y u dyezhi.

Okh, zhenchyki-zhenchiki, y do krayu,
Ta vzhe ya vam pirozheykov nakrayu.

Oy u poli dubochok, shirokiy listochok,
Des' poyikhav moy milyeykiy v misto, v horodochok.

Des' poyikhav v ponedilok – i nemaye y u vo vtorok,
Mni zdayet'sya, shcho nemaye yoho nedyel' sorok.

Nema moho milyeykoho, nema moho vdomu,
Podala b ya byelu ruchku – to y nemaye komu.

Okh, poydu ya do komnaty, postil' bilu slati,
Postil' moya pukhovaya, nye s kim rozmovlyati.

O,kh postyel'ka byelyeyka, oy a stinka nemeyka,
Oy lyezhu ta prosplyusa sama, molodeyka.

Oy u poli zhyto stelitsa nizeyko,
/ Dobre tomu zhyti, shcho lyubov blizeyko. / 2

Oy ya zhyto vyzhnu, kalinu zlamayu,
/ Ya svoye serdeyko zdalyeka poznayu. / 2

A moye serdeyko v vyshnyevom sadochku,
/ V vyshnyevom sadochku y sivym konyem hraye. / 2

Sivim konyem hraye mal'ovana brychka,
/ Lyublyat' mene khloptsi, khoch ya y nevelichka. / 2

Khoch ya y nevelichka, rodom nebahata,
/ V mene kavalyerov zavshe povna khata. / 2

Zavshe povna khata, shche y povnyye syeni,
/ Moyi kavalyery da y usi krasivi. / 2

Oy yak pryyikhav da moy milyeykyy z polya,
Oy da pryv’yazav konya y do zabora.

Okh, da pryv’yazav konya y do zabora,
Oy neshchasliva moymu konyu doroha.

Okh, neshchasliva moymu konyu doroha,
Okh, zasvatana da y divchynon'ka yoho.

Okh, day zhe, Bozhe, mnye nedyel'ky dozhdati,
Okh, zberu lyudey da y do svoyeyi khaty.

Okh, zberu lyudey da y do svoyeyi khaty,
Da y poshlyu lyudey divchynu svatati.

Da y poshlyu lyudey da y divchynu svatati,
Okh, y a sam poydu pyd vikentse slukhati.

Okh, y a sam piydu y a pid vyekentse slukhati,
Okh, shcho zhe bude divchyna kazati.

Okh, y a divchyna da y po khatoytsi khodit,
Da byely ruchky da y do serden'ka lozhyt'.

Okh byely ruchki da y do serden'ka lozhyt',
Da y potykhon'ku do materi* hovoryt'.

– Okh, mati zh moya, okh, ti, mati, okh, mati,
Okh, ty, poradnitsa, da y u svoyey khati.

– Okh, ti, poradnitsa, da y u svoyey khati,
Okh, porad' mene, shcho tsym lyudyam kazati.

– Okh, ne ydi, donyu, okh, ne ydi zh ty za s'oho,
Okh, pryyde osen' – ta y poydesh za druhoho.

/ – Oy yizh, holubko, yaru pshenytsu,
I (Oy) piy, holubko, z mora vodi[tsu]. / 2

/ – Ne khochu yisti yaroy pshenitsy,
Ne khochu pyti z mora vodi[tsy]. / 2

/ – Lyety, holubko, ta y ponad sadom,
Oy tam lyetaye holubkov* sta[do]. / 2

/ Tam ye siren'kyy, tam ye byelen'kiy, **
Viber, holubko, kotryy milyen'kiy. / 2

/ – Okh, ya lyetala, okh, ya vyedala,
Nemaye toho, shcho ya y kokhala. / 2

/ Nemaye y toho, shcho ya y kokhala,
A ya, holubka, na vyek propala. / 2

/ Pud beloyu berezoyu, / 2
Sydiv bratyk iz sestro[yu].

/ Sestra khu(o)stku vishivaye, / 2
Sl'oza sl'ozu pohanya[ye].

/ – Choho, sestro, horko plachesh, / 2
Des' od mene platy y khoch[esh]?

/ – Okh, ne khochu, bratku, platy, / 2
Nas rodi(ye)la yedna ma[ti].

/ Yedna mati nas rodila, / 2
Shchastya-doli ne vdely[la].

/ Tobye dala paru volyy, / 2
A mnye dala chorny bro[vi].

/ Tobye dala dvye telichki, / 2
A mnye dala dvye holo[chki].

/ Shchob ya shila-vishivala, / 2
Khlyeba y soli zaroblya[la].

/ Nabralasa sestra zlosti, / 2
Poyekhala k bratku v ho[sti].

/ Sestra na dvorik z’yezhdzhaye, / 2
Brat do zhonki y promovlya[ye]:

/ – Pryymay, zhonko, y obed z stola, / 2
Yede v hosti sestra mo[ya].

/ – Oy yak tvoya, to priymaymo, / 2
Oy yak moya, y obyeda[ymo].

/ Sestra syeye yak pochula, / 2
Tyazhko y vazheyko vzdykhnu[la].

/ Tyazhko-vazheyko vzdykhnula, / 2
Nazad konya y povernu[la].

/ Voron v mori kupayetsa, / 2
Brat sestrytsi tsurayet[sya].

/ Voron v mori pokupavsa, / 2
Brat od sestri y odtsurav[sa].

/ – Oy ty, bratku, ne tsuraysya, / 2 *
Iz obyedom ne khovaysya.

/ Yest' u mene khlyeb u vozi, / 2
Bude obyed u dorozi.

/ Tuman yaryy po dolini, / 2
Lyst shyrokyy na kali[ni].

/ A shche shyrshyy na dubochku, / 2
Kliche holub holubo[chku].

/ – Khoch ne svoyu, to chuzhuyu, / 2
Tebe, sertse,* potsolu[yu].

/ – Nashcho zh chuzhu (y) tsoluvati? / 2
Treba kazhdom svoyu ma[ti].

/ Kolo richky, (y) kolo brodu, / 2
P'yut' holubtsi siriyi vod[u].

/ Napylisa y porynuli, / 2
Pro lyubov shche y spomynul[i]. **

/ Yak my z toboy lyubylisa, / 2
Sukhi y duby rozveli[sa].***

/ (Y) A tepera y perestali, / 2
To y zelyenyy posykha[ye].

– Ti, ptashechko, y kanareyko, y visoko lyetayesh,
Ti ne siyesh, ne pakhayesh, z choho zhiti ma[yesh]?

– Ya y ne siyu, y ne pakhayu, z choho zhiti mayu?
Pakhar siye, vit'or viye – zerno y odlyeta[ye].

Pakhar siye, y vit'or viye – zerno y odlyetaye,
Y a ya lyetayu, pozbyrayu, z ts'oho zhyti ma[yu].

– Ti, ptashechko, kanareyko, ti, ptashechko y luhova,
Ti naydi zh moho miloho, pereday yomu slova.

Ti naydi zh moho miloho, pereday yomu slova,
Mozhe, druhuyu vun kokhaye chy pokinuv von myenya?

Yakshcho druhuyu von kokhaye, to y nazad nye vorotis,
Yak pro mene von zhadaye, nizhno yomu y uklonis.

Yak pro mene von zhadaye, nizhno yomu y uklonis,
Cherez hory i doliny v luh zelyenyy povernis.

– Volodar-Volodarochku,
Prochynyay za vorotechka.

– Oy a shchoz- za vorot klyche?
Oy a shcho z-za vorot klyche?

– Knyaz'ove da ditya yede.
Knyaz'ove da ditya yede.

– Oy a v chom da vono sedit?
Oy a v chom da vono sedit?

– To v srebre, to v zlotye.
To v srebre, to v zlotye.

– Oy a shcho da vono p’ye-yest?
Oy a shcho da vono p’ye-yest?

– P’ye med da solodeykyy,
Yest khlyeb pshenychneykyy.

– Oy a shcho da za dar daste?
Oy a shcho da za dar daste?

– Chervone yablechko.
Chervone yablechko.

– Oy na chom da polozhyte?
Oy na chom da polozhyte?

– Na zolotoy tarel'tsi.
Na zolotoy tarel'tsi.

– Oy a chym da pokrayete?
Oy a chym da pokrayete?

– Srebra nemnozheyko.
Srebra nemnozheyko.

Yid'te-ne yid'te,
Nema popa vdoma,
Poyikhav do L'vova,
Klyuchy kupovati,
Tserkvi odmikati.
A v nashoho nipopa,
Ni sobaki, ni kota,
Ono-yedin baranets',
Da i toy bez yayets',
Napasetsa-napasetsa,
Da y do khati pritrasetsa.