A Tale of Two Songs

Chassidim were wont to say:

“What is the difference between a regular song and a Chassidic niggun?

A regular song expresses that the individual is in the mud and is joyfully frolicking in it.

However, a Chassidic niggun expresses that though the individual is in the mud, he is doing everything in his ability to escape.”[1]

[1] Otzar Pisgamei Chabad, Vol. 1, Pg. 388

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