The song was authored by Proskovija Ignatëvna (părskɔwja ĭknaťɔp), a woman from šuχtǝr kurt village at the end of the 19th century. The informant did not know the exact time and circumstances of the song's creation, but thinks it is an old song (karja, jĭs ar ʽold, aged song'), which implies that it was already known by the previous generation, šuχtǝr kurt lay at the middle course of the Little Sos′va, 30 km upwards from the informant's village, tŭńśǝŋ kurt. The song is a typical example of songs improvised in stimulus-poor circumstances (e.g. during a long trip, wait, or monotonous work), describing the environment, and often repeated again and again for hours. [cf. 1982.PO.39]