Yefrosinya Nimgirova, A Game
Efrosinya says that this game, known among the Tersk Kalmyks, involves a metal pot. Words used in the game are as follows:
What I was
And what I have become?
In which year
Did I become so obedient?
The bazaar is really big
And full of corns.
A Russian lady is walking towards you,
Hey, give her a way.
A Kalmyk woman has died,
Lying in a coffin,
A piece of bortsok biscuit
Is what she keeps in her mouth.
Why the lamp is not burning?
There is no kerosene!
Why my sweetheart is not coming to see me?
He is not around at home!
What I was
And what I have become?
To what a stupid man
I became so obedient!