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In a famous line, the protagonist even admits to being jealous of their own eyes for looking at the beloved and their own heart for loving them.

The song "" (I Would Be Jealous of You), famously performed by Muazzez Ersoy , is a classic of Turkish Classical Music ( Türk Sanat Müziği ). While many listeners associate it with Ersoy's nostalgic "Nostalji" album series, the "story" behind the song lies in its poetic expression of obsessive, all-encompassing love. The Themes of the Song muazzez_ersoy_kiskanirim_seni_ben

The singer expresses jealousy toward the wind that touches the lover's hair and the sun that warms their skin. In a famous line, the protagonist even admits

The lyrics describe a love so intense that the protagonist feels a sense of jealousy toward anything—animate or inanimate—that comes into contact with their beloved. The "story" told through the verses is one of romantic devotion pushed to its limit: The Themes of the Song The singer expresses

The song was written by Hikmet Münir Ebcioğlu and composed by the legendary Teoman Alpay .

The song doesn't narrate a specific historical event, but rather a universal "story" of a heart that cannot bear to share the beauty of its partner with the rest of the world.

While originally performed by others in decades past, Ersoy's rendition on her Nostalji 2 album (1996) turned it into a massive commercial hit, defining the "Neo-Classical" era of Turkish pop culture.