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The lyrics describe a love so intense that the protagonist feels a sense of jealousy toward anything—animate or inanimate—that comes into contact with their beloved. The "story" told through the verses is one of romantic devotion pushed to its limit:

While originally performed by others in decades past, Ersoy's rendition on her Nostalji 2 album (1996) turned it into a massive commercial hit, defining the "Neo-Classical" era of Turkish pop culture.

The song doesn't narrate a specific historical event, but rather a universal "story" of a heart that cannot bear to share the beauty of its partner with the rest of the world.