: While often performed as a song of romantic loss, Çimen originally wrote it in memory of his father, the folk poet Aşık Nesimi Çimen , who lost his life in the 1993 Sivas massacre.
The lyrics use heavy metaphors to describe the physical and spiritual weight of absence.
: The performance begins with a brief monologue: "People pour raki according to their pain... leave small tears at the corner of the table. Bon appétit" .
