It’s a doorway into a feeling.
Some Nigunim carry awe, your body feels connected to something infinite.
Some carry yearning, your body stretches upward, longing to connect.
Others overflow with joy, until your body can’t help but smile or dance.
A Nigun doesn’t talk about emotions. It gives them to you, direct, alive, real.
That’s why Chassidim sing:
to let the body taste what the mind already knows.
Explore the NextSelf Blog. Start with this post explaining the world of souls. And my Youtube.
The blog lists all the difference patterns to study, understanding patterns is how one can develop 'Daas' [felt knowing].
Update: As awe, trust, and love deepen, they can allow greater openness and intimacy with the Creator. That intimacy can include sadness when you notice how much more of His goodness can be revealed.