विनर्दि साम्नो वृणे पशव्यमित्यग्नेरुद्गीथोऽनिरुक्तः प्रजापतेर्निरुक्तः सोमस्य मृदुश्लक्ष्णं वायोः श्लक्ष्णं बलवदिन्द्रस्य क्रौञ्चंबृहस्पतेरपध्वान्तं वरुणस्य तान्सर्वानेवोपसेवेत वारुणं त्वेव वर्जयेत् ॥ १ ॥
In plain words
I choose the roaring chant that brings welfare to cattle. Agni's udgītha is unarticulated; Prajāpati's is articulated; Soma's is soft and smooth; Vāyu's is smooth and forceful; Indra's is like the cry of the curlew; Bṛhaspati's belongs to Bṛhaspati; Varuṇa's has the sound of a cracked bell. One should practice all of these indeed, but one must carefully avoid the one belonging to Varuṇa.
Close to the Sanskrit
I choose the vinardi sāman which is cattle-friendly; the udgītha of Agni is indefinite, of Prajāpati it is definite, of Soma it is soft and smooth, of Vāyu it is smooth and strong, of Indra it is like the krauñca bird, of Bṛhaspati it is bṛhaspatya, of Varuṇa it is apadhvānta. One should practice all of them indeed, but one should avoid the Varuṇa one exclusively.