«Била мене мати» | Mother Beat Me |
Била мене мати березовим прутом Щоби я не стояла з молодим рекрутом × 2 А я собі стояла, аж кури запіли. На двері воду лляла, щоби не рипіли × 2 На двері воду лляла, на пальцях ходила Щоб мати не почула, щоби не сварила × 2 А мати не спала, усе чисто чула Та й мене не сварила - сама така була × 2 |
Mother beat me with a birch rod So that I did not stay up with a young recruit × 2 But I myself stayed up until the chickens had started to crow. I poured water on the doors so that they did not creak × 2 I poured water on the doors, I tiptoed So that mother would not hear, so that she does not scold me × 2 But mother was not sleeping, she heard everything clearly But she did not scold me - she used to be like that herself × 2 |