It is an age-old custom for the kohanim to recite the brachah of birchas kohanim with a melody. There are various melodies in different communities, each according to their tradition.
Accompanying the brachah with song is no small matter. In fact, when the Torah records the commandment of Hashem to Moshe to bless the Jews, He tells him "...speak to children of Aharon... אמור להם - say to them." The word "אמור" is written out in full - with the ו. As such, the gematriah of the word is 247, the same gematriah as the word "זמר - song."
פענח רזא פ' נשא עה"פ דבר אל אהרן... אמור להם
ועי' בטור סי' קכ"ח בשם הירושלמי ובב"ח שם
לבוש סי' קכ"ח סכ"ב
ערוך השולחן סי' קכ"ח סל"ה
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