| Чом ти не прийшов (original) | Чом ти не прийшов (translation) |
|---|---|
| Чом ти не прийшов, як місяць зійшов? | Why didn't you come as the moon rose? |
| Я тебе чекала | I was waiting for you |
| Чи коня не мав, чи стежки не знав, | Did he not have a horse, or did he not know the path? |
| Мати не пускала? | Mother didn't let go? |
| І коня я мав, і стежку я знав | I had a horse and I knew the trail |
| І мати пускала. | And my mother let me. |
| Найменша сестра бодай не зросла! | The youngest sister at least did not grow up! |
| Сідельце сховала. | She hid the saddle. |
| Тече річенька невеличенька | A small river flows |
| Схочу — перескочу | I want to - I'll jump |
| — Віддайте мене, моя матінко | "Give me away, my mother." |
| За кого я схочу | Who I want |
| Та й за кого схочу | And for whom I want |
| Та й за кого схочу | And for whom I want |
