The lyrics, written by and composed by Uğur Bayar , use powerful metaphors to describe a longing ( hasret ) so deep that it breaks the laws of nature: "Fire freezes, water burns, if it were in my place..."
To understand why "fire freezes and water burns" in his world, one must look at the "Baba" (Father) of Arabesque's life: Muslum Gurses Ates Donar Su Yanar
The song, released on the 2000 album Biz Babadan Böyle Gördük (This is How We Saw It from Our Father), serves as a poetic summary of the impossible pain Gürses endured. The Man Behind the Legend The lyrics, written by and composed by Uğur