Why did you grow black, green lea?
I grew black due to the blood spilt for freedom.
Brave citizens of Zaporozhye covered the ground be their bodies for four miles away.
By midnight I was covered by the ravens
They peck kazaks’ eyes,
But don’t wanna peck corpses.
I, green, grew black
And for your freedom
I will be green again
But you will never come back to freedom,
You will sing songs to me
And curse your freedom.