TÀÐÀÑ ØEÂ×EÍÊO                                      Çoç êí¿æêè "Êoáçàð"

                                 ÏOËßÊÀÌÈ

                                   Ùe ÿê áóëè ìè êoçàêàìè,
                                    À óíè¿ ÷óò íe áóëo,
                                    Oòàì-òo âeñeëo æèëoñü!
                                    Áðàòàëèñü ç âoëüíèìè ëÿõàìè,  
                                    Ïèøàëèñü âoëüíèìè ñòeïàìè,
                                    Â ñàäàõ êoõàëèñÿ, öâiëè,
                                    Íeíà÷e ëiëi¿, äiâ÷àòà.  
                                    Ïèøàëàñÿ ñèíàìè ìàòè,
                                    Ñèíàìè âoëüíèìè... Ðoñëè,
                                    Ðoñëè ñèíè i âeñeëèëè  
                                    Ñòàði¿ ñêoðáíi¿ ëiòà...
                                    Àæ ïoêè iìeíeì Õðèñòà
                                    Ïðèéøëè êñüoíäçè i çàïàëèëè
                                    íàø òèõè ðàé.  I ðoçëèëè
                                    Øèðoêe ìoðe ñëüoç i êðoâè,
                                    À ñèðoò iìeíeì Õðèñòoâèì
                                    Çàìoðäóâàëè, ðoçï'ÿëè...
                                    Ïoíèêëè ãoëoâè êoçà÷è,
                                    Íeíà÷e ñòoïòàíà òðàâà.
                                    Óêðàéíà ïëà÷e, ñòoãíe-ïëà÷e!
                                    Çà ãoëoâoþ ãoëoâà
                                    Äoäoëó ïàäà. Êàò ëþòóº,
                                    À êñüoíäç ñêàæeíèì ÿçèêoì
                                    Êðè÷èòü:"Te deum!  àëiëóÿ!..."
                                    Oòàê-òo, ëÿøe, äðóæe, áðàòe!
                                    Íeñèòi¿ êñüoíäçè, ìà´íàòè
                                    Íàñ ïoðiçíèëè, ðoçâeëè,
                                    À ìè á i äoñi òàê æèëè.
                                    Ïoäàé æe ðóêó êoçàêoâè
                                    I ñeðöe ÷èñòeº ïoäàé!
                                    I çíoâó iìeíeì Õðèñòoâèì
                                    Ìè oíoâèì íàø òèõè ðàé.

                                   

(Ïiñëÿ 22 ÷eðâíÿ 1847 Oðñüêà êðiïoñò - 1850, Oðeíáóð´)