Reply To: What do YOU think is the most important part of a song and why?

I always connect first with the melody. How many of us hum a beloved nigun and don’t actually know the words? Some songs have words that are so powerful that they MUST be heard and understood. But for me, the power of the song is in how the melody grabs me and resonates with me. For some reason, I always LOVED “daagah minayin.” I never could quite catch the words, but the tune made me want to jump up and dance. When I hear a recent “Im Eshkacheich,” even though I totally know the words, some of the melodies for it make me become emotional more than others. Same song, same words, different nigun.