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RE: a ghazal rendering
i am not really sure what he is singing. he is singing about how his intoxicant reached him.
classical arabic, persian and urdu poetry speak of the use of intoxicants or the state of intoxication when referring to the beloved.
ghazal music is a type of music that follows certain traditional rhythmic patterns and melodic modes in classical indian music.
this song has a modernized taste to it, no pun intended.
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The ghazal (Arabic/Persian/Urdu: غزل) is a poetic form with rhyming couplets and a refrain, each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain.
Ghazal - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazal
remember, there is "ghazal," which is a type of poetry, then there is also "ghazal," which is a type of genre in indian music.
so, ghazal music uses ghazal poetry.
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Ghazals—songs of intoxication and yearning, which use the language of romantic love to express the soul's longing for union with the divine.
yup. exactly! that is the definition. you summarized how the poetry and the music are supposed to work to reach the desired intention.