Aj, Ne budu ja vodu piti, voda studeniňka,
Ja ne budu žonu biti, žona molodeňka,
Aj, rička dana dana taj dana dana.

Aj, Čolovik by žonu nebeṷ zdorouľa ne trateṷ.
Koby sobi pomirkovaṷ, kulko za ňum plateṷ,
Aj, rička dana dana taj dana dana.

Ay, I won’t drink the water, it is so cold,
I won’t beat my wife, she is so young,
Ay, river, dana dana, hey, dana dana.

Ay, The husband would not beat his wife, thus wasting her health,
If he would only remember how much he paid for her,
Ay, river, dana dana, hey, dana dana.