Erdal Erzincan is famous for his şelpe technique (playing without a plectrum), which gives the strings a delicate, percussive sound.

"Bunca gamı bunca derdi / Zalim felek bana mı verdi?" (Did cruel fate give all this grief and trouble only to me?).

Erisin Dağların Karı by Erdal Erzincan - Lyrics - StarMaker

The singer mentions they no longer have the strength ( takat ) to walk or see their beloved, and their "soul has started to rot".