Beyond the show, the song itself has a legendary background. It was inspired by a real-life, unrequited love in the 1960s between poet Abdurrahim Karakoç and a girl whose name he hid, calling her "Mihriban" (meaning kind or affectionate). Musa Eroğlu later composed the music, turning it into one of Turkey's most iconic folk songs about a love so deep that "it cannot be written on paper".
: The song is the first major clue that Vartolu is not just an outside invader but a "son of Çukur" with a direct tie to İdris Koçovalı. The Legend of the Original Song Г‡ukurВ Mihriban Musa EroДџlu
: After being rejected by the Koçovalı family, Mihriban was forced into a marriage with İdris's man, Kasım Helvacı. Beyond the show, the song itself has a legendary background
: In the show's early episodes, Vartolu is known to break down or react violently whenever the song is played because it reminds him of his mother. : The song is the first major clue