Sargam notations for Ghazal Chupke Chupke Raat Din Ansoo Bahana Yaad Hai Writer : Maulana Hasrat Mohani Composed and Sung by : Ghulam Ali The ghazal was included in a shorter version in the movie : Nikaah (1982)
When I first sat down to write Sargam for this ghazal, it took me days to figure out that correct first note of this song. I watched some instrumental videos of this ghazal, and many of those started with the note Ma. I also tried to play this ghazal with Ma a first note, but by doing so, I wasn’t able to land up correctly on the Antara. And being a finicky that I am when it comes to correctness of sound to my ear, I tried Re, Ga, Da, Ni as the first note, but something was not working out. Then finally I played the Prelude music of this song taking Sa as first note. And Viola! that was it. The Mukhda and Antara sounded perfectly alright afterwards.
Then I coincidentally found more details on this ghazal and found that this song is based on Raag Kaafi. Now to test the correctness of my Sargam, I looked for the Aaroh Avroh of Kaafi Raag. To my utter happiness, I found that I have indeed written down the correct Sargam notes for this ghazal. In most places, the Sargam in this song includes Komal Ga and Komal Ni.
PRELUDE (Guitar + Violin)
SG PMP
SG PGM
,NR MRG
RSR S,N S,N,P
(Humming)
Hmm… | hm … | hm hm
S… | g~R~S | M R S ,n
Aa.. aa.. aa…
,N(S),NDP | g… | M…
Hm m m
RSNS | R S | R S | ,NS ,P
Hm hm | hm m | hm m | hm m
g..Mg | ,NS ,P | S RS
VIOLIN :
P… | M D S D PM… | gP NP Mg
M… RSNS | R S | R S | ,NSP
g..Mg | ,NS ,P | S RS
MUKHDA:
Chupke | chupke | raat | din
S ,P | S S~g~R~S | M R SRS ,NS,N | n
aansu | bahaana | yaad | hai – 2
,nS | R g…Rg MPdP | g RS P | MPMR ,NS,NP
MUSIC : S R g M…
Humko | ab tak | aashiqui | ka
P… P | PP SP | P(D)PM MM | PM~R~g
voh | zamaana | yaad | hai
S~,N R | ,NR gPDS’ PS’DP | MgRS S | SgRS,NP
Chupke | chupke | raat | din
S ,P | S S~g~R~S M | RM…g | Sg…S,N
aansu | bahaana | yaad | hai
,nS | R g…Rg MPdP | g RS S | S
INTERLUDE (Sitar):
gM DP
gM D nD
S’ nPM~g
MgM gRSN
,P~n~,P n~S~n S~g~S
GM DP
ANTARA 1:
Tuzse | milte | hi | wo | kuchh
PP P | P…Pdn DPM | P…| P | MgRS
bebaak | ho | jana | mera
SR RMg…g | PM | D~P P | PP MGRSRGM
Tuzse | milte | hi | wo | kuchh
PP M | PSNS DPMDS | D~P | P | P
bebaak | ho | jana | mera
D n…D | DnDP | gP PD… | P MGRSNDP
Aur | tera | dato | me | wo
S | ,P PS | g~R~S M~R g~S R~n | n
ungli | dabana | yad | hai
nnS | Rg…RgMPDP | MgRS S | S
Hamko abtak aashiqui
ka wo zamana yad hai
Chupke chupke rat din
aansu bahana yaad hai
ANTARA 2:
Chori chori hamse tum
aakar mile the jis jagah-2
Muddate guzri magar
abtak wo thikana yaad hai
Humko abtak aashiqui ka
wo zamana yaad hai
Chupke chupke raat din
aansoo bahana yaad hai
ANTARA 3:
Khench le na voh mera
parde ka kona daffatan – 2
Aur dupatte se tera
voh munh chhupaana yaad hai
Humko ab tak aashiqui ka
voh zamaana yaad hai
Chupke chupke raat din
aansu bahaana yaad hai
ANTARA 4:
Do paher ki dhoop mein
mere bulaane ke liye – 2
Voh tera kothe pe
nange paaon aana yaad hai
Humko ab tak aashiqui ka
voh zamaana yaad hai
Chupke chupke raat din aansu bahaana yaad hai
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