Öske cherde
(Foreign land)

Ulug-Xemni saktïrïmga
Uruk durtu čïtkan ïškaš
Urug ežim saktïrïmga
Udup ottup čïtkan ïškaš

Kaa-Xemni saktïrïmga
Karïsh durtu čïtkan ïškaš
Karam ežim saktïrïmga
Kattïraŋnap organ ïškaš

Bii-Xemni saktïrïmga
Bilek durtu čïtkan ïškaš
Bir-le xejniŋ saktïrïmga
Bilbeečeŋnep organ ïškaš

Končuun ïŋgaj!
❧
When I recall the Yenisei River
It seems a lasso pole’s length;
When I recall my girl-friend
She seems waking up from sleep.

When I recall the Lesser Yenisei
It seems a handspan’s length;
When I recall my beloved friend
She seems smiling softly.

When I recall the Greater Yenisei
It seems like a wrist’s length;
When I recall my one and only
She seems pretending not to know.

How frightful!