Composing a Song with AI
Lately, I’ve been feeling an urge to return to the roots. To sit with my flute again. To finally learn the harmonium. Basically — immerse myself in the instruments that elevate Indian classical music.
While bidding on a harmonium on eBay, another idea bloomed:
What if I could write a ghazal — or even bring back that depthful, soul-soaked vibe of 70s and 80s Bollywood music?
So, naturally, I ran to ChatGPT.
I typed, “Write a ghazal, knowing all that you know about me.”
After a few additional prompts — like having it translated into Hindi — the result genuinely caught me off guard. It wasn’t just decent… it was poetic, mystical, and eerily me.
Here it is:
रात से पूछा तो नाम तेरा आया,
तारों के दरमियाँ इक साया आया।
क़दम तेरे दो जहाँ में पड़ते हैं,
इक याँ रुका, इक पराया आया।
हँसी में सदियाँ, आँखों में नग़्मे,
हर लम्हा तेरा, पुराना आया।
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कभी थी मलिका, कभी एक दवा,
हर रूप में तू ही पाया आया।
जहाँ तू ठहरी, वहाँ गुल खिले,
ख़ामोशी तक मुस्कुराया आया।
ठंडी फ़िज़ाओं की तू आरज़ू,
मगर दिल में सूरज समाया आया।
मोहब्बत जब आएगी, झुकेगी तुझ पर,
तू क़ैद नहीं, इक साया आया।
मैं तो फ़क़त एक गवाह हूँ तेरा,
नसीब और शोला मिलाया आया।
After reading it a dozen times, I asked ChatGPT for something crazier:
“Can you give me a tune?” And so it did. It suggested a melody structure.
That’s when I wondered — could I hear this?
So I asked ChatGPT to recommend music-generating tools. Among the options, one stood out: Suno AI. I pasted my lyrics in, tested out a few styles, and within seconds — seconds — I had a full-fledged composition. Melody, instrumentation, vocals. My song… sung back to me.
Listen to the song here: https://suno.com/s/PQqImJCToHd5P10P
