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(Do Not Touch My Sorrowful, Mournful Heart) is a seminal piece of Turkish folk music (türkü) originating from the Tokat region . Historically attributed to the 16th-century poet Tufarganlı Abbas (also known as Kul Abbas), the song is a profound lament of separation, loss, and the fleeting nature of happiness. Historical Background and Meaning

The song's origins are rooted in a tragic local story from Tokat involving and his wife Hatiç . It describes a life once flourishing—metaphorically compared to a garden where the speaker was a gardener—that has since been "plundered" (talan vurdu). Aynur Gurkan Degmen Benim Gamli Yasli Gonlume

The speaker describes turning like a crane (turna) in the sky and landing in a desolate ruin like an owl (baykuş), symbolizing a fall from grace and joy into deep loneliness. Aynur Gürkan’s Rendition AYNUR GÜRKAN - DEĞMEN BENİM GAMLI YASLI GÖNLÜME (Do Not Touch My Sorrowful, Mournful Heart) is

Unbearable grief, the pain of being separated from a "cypress-tall" (selvi boylu) beloved, and comparisons to legendary lovers like Ferhat and Shirin or Mecnun . (Do Not Touch My Sorrowful