Ik Baat Kahun Mere Piya

December 11, 2024
1950-59, Hindi, Naushad, Romantic, Sargam, Shakeel Badayuni
1954, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Nimmi

Sargam for the old Hindi film song – Ek Baat Kahun Mere Piya…

Singer: Asha Bhonsle
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
Music Director: Naushad
Movie: Amar (1954)

MUKHDA
ik | baat | kahun | mere | piyaa |
SS| RM M | P D | PDP | M MP

sun | le | agar | tu
G | R | S RS | S

o | piyaa | sun | le | agar | tu
S | P MP | G | R | S RS | S

ik | baat | kahun | …

jab | dil | mein | nahin | paap |
SS | R M | M | M MRM | M PP

to | phir | soch | naa | kar | tu
P | GP | P DD | D | PD | D ‘SND

ik | baat | kahun | …
DN | DNP | D N

ik baat kahun …

ANTARA 1:

chhote | se | mere | man | mein |
S R~S | S | S SR | R~M | M

hai | kya | keh | nahin | paun
M | M~R | MP | PM | DPMM~G

main | to | kah | nahin | paaun
RG | SR | RP | PM | DPMM~G

chhote | se | mere | man | mein |
S R~S | S | S SR | R~M | M

hai | kya | keh | nahin | paun
M | M~R | MP | PM | DPMM~G

kehte | hue | sharamaun |
R MM | M M | RM MPM

bhalaa | kaise | bataun
R R | SRS | ,n,n R S…,n

main | kaise | bataun
R | S RS | ,n,n R S…

o |
n S’ R’… S’R’S’NDPM

sab | kuchh | hai | in | aankhon | mein |
SS| RM | M | M | PM PD | P

zaraa | dekh | idhar | tu
M MP | G S | S RS | S

o | piyaa | dekh | idhar | tu
S | P MP | G R | S RS | S

jab dil mein nahin …

ANTARA 2:
(same notations)

do | nainon | ke | panghat | pe |
lage | pyaar | ke | mele |
aansoo | bhi | hai | muskaan | bhi |
jo | chaahe | so | le-le |
ho | saajan | bhare | baazaar | se |
khaalii | naa | guzar | tu
piyaa | khaali | naa | guzar | tu

jab dil mein nahin …

CAPITAL LETTERS = Shuddh Swars (Natural Notes)
small letters = Komal Swars (Flat Notes)
M with # [hash] or ^ [exponent] = Tivra Madhyam (M# / M^)
Letter/Alphabet ONLY = Medium Pitch/Normal blow on flute
Letter/Alphabet PRECEDED BY a ” . ” [full stop] or a ” , ” [comma] = Low Octave Note/Softer blow on flute
Letter/Alphabet FOLLOWED BY a ‘ [single quote] = High Octave Note/harder blow on flute
Notes in { } = “murki” have to be played very fast without any pause
A Note in ( ) = “kann swar” has to be just touched before moving on to the next note
A “~” between two Notes = “meend”. That is, you have to glide from one note to another slowly to produce that wavy effect.
Few “….” (dots) after a note = Play and hold that note