Elsa talks about the peculiarities of the song Torgryash as it is known among the Astrakhan Kalmyks:The song is about the following. A long time ago there was a girl named Togryash who lived in the steppe. She married a boy who lived with his father in the forest. After the wedding the groom takes Togryash with him to his forest. On their way the groom falls off his horse and dies. Since according to the wedding customs she could not return home, someone in the groom’s delegation suggests that the bride should marry the groom’s father instead. Depressed, Togryash composes the following song. Why did you, father, Harness this broken cart? Why did you, mother, Bear unhappy Togryash? In my precious heart Why did sadness settle? Why did you, gods Create such wedding customs? One hundred cows Have already dropped dead. And why did such a misfortune Happen to beautiful Togryash? In the dense forest Birds scream and scream. And from the closed eyes of the poor girl Why do warm tears flow? This white silk canopy Whom did you sew it for? And how shall I behave With this old man? This blue silk blanket Whom did you make it for? And how shall I behave With this old man?