"To live with a 'gamlı gönül' (sorrowful heart) is to walk through a field of glass," Alishahin said. "You learn to move so you don't break anything more. You don't want the world to 'touch' you, because the world expects you to heal, and some wounds are meant to be carried to the grave."
"Don't," Alishahin whispered, his voice like dry leaves. "Please... Değmen benim gamlı yaslı gönlüme ." (Do not touch my sorrowful, mourning heart.) Alishahin Degmen Benim Gamli Yasli Gonlume
The song is a profound Turkish folk piece ( türkü ) traditionally attributed to the poet Abbas Gerçeker (Aşık Efkarı) . It tells the story of a soul so burdened by grief and "wounds" that even the slightest touch is too much to bear. The Keeper of Quiet Wounds "To live with a 'gamlı gönül' (sorrowful heart)