Canan Baskaya Mah Cemalin Gunesmidir -

: The narrator is so mesmerized by the beloved's face ( Mah Cemal ) that he questions if it is the sun or the moon. He describes their eyelashes as arrows and eyebrows as a crescent bow, expressing a desire to "strike them into his own heart".

: The lyrics compare the narrator's burning love to the legendary figures Kerem and Aslı . Kerem is a famous literary figure in Turkish folklore who literally burns to ashes out of love for Aslı; the narrator claims that like Kerem, he is ready to be consumed by his own fire. Canan Baskaya Mah Cemalin Gunesmidir

: In the final verse, the poet addresses himself (a common tradition in folk music called mahlas ), pleading with the beloved not to turn their face away from Mahmut Erdal, as doing so makes life itself unbearable. : The narrator is so mesmerized by the