[Verse 1]
Black raven, why are you circling
Over my head?
You won't get any prey
Black raven, I'm not yours!
You won't get any prey
Black raven, I'm not yours!
[Verse 2]
Under the green willow
The Cossack was lying wounded
Pierced by an arrow
He was kissing his copper crucifix
Pierced by an arrow
He was kissing his copper crucifix
[Verse 3]
Blood was pouring from a black wound
On the trampled sand
And a raven was circling above
Smelling a tasty morsel
And a raven was circling above
Smelling a tasty morsel
[Verse 4]
Why are you spreading your claws
Over my head?
Are you waiting for easy meat?
But this Cossack is still alive!
Are you waiting for easy meat?
But this Cossack is still alive!
[Verse 5]
Fly to my home
Tell my mother
Tell my dear
That I have died for the Motherland
Tell my dear
That I have died for the Motherland
[Verse 6]
Take the bloody tissue
To my beloved woman
Tell my darling
That I have married another
Tell my darling
That I have married another
[Verse 7]
I took that quiet and modest bride
Into a bush in an open field
We got married right there
With my sharp saber as a priest
We got married right there
With my sharp saber as a priest
[Verse 8]
Heated up arrow married us
During the fatal battle
I see my death is coming
Black raven, I'm all yours!
I see my death is coming
Black raven, I'm all yours…