Su anasina ğaşiq buldim. Aniñ belän bergä külğä çumdim. Su anasiz bulmas miña yäm. Sixere belän genä dawalanam.
I am told to fetch water by my step-mother. The lake is asleep. I walk, I weep. I see a reflection in the mirror of the lake. She stares into my eyes, brushing her long hair
My heart beats fast. She reaches her arms towards me. My throat dries up. I am scared. My body flees, But my heart longs to go back.
I’ve fallen for the charms of the Water Woman. I jump into the lake with her. I cannot live without her. Only she can cure my poor heart.