Sargam Notation

Hamesha tumko chaha

How to read SARGAM
  • CAPITAL LETTERS Shuddh Swars (Natural Notes)
  • small letters Komal Swars (Flat Notes)
  • 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
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Song: Hamesha Tumko Chaha
Singer: Kavita Krishnamurty
Lyrics : Nusrat Badr
Music : Ismail Darbar
Movie : Devdas (2002)

Sargam produced on : C# flute

Writing sargam for this song gave me nightmares!  Difficult it was.  With lots of ups and downs in the music, I had to revise both the Antaras for at least 3 times each with different notes to start it.  But, finally I managed it with lots of trials and errors.  Pay attention to play using ‘Meend’ wherever indicated with the sign ~

Hamesha | tumko | chaha | aur | chaha
GG P | S’S’~N | R’~S S | S’N | R’~S S

aur | chaha | chaha | chaha
S’N | R’~S’ S’~N | R’~S’ S’~N | R’~S S

Hamesha | tumko | chaha
GG P | S’S’~N | R’S S

aur | chaha | kuchh | bhee | nahee
S’N | R’~S’ S’N | N D | S’N…DP MG…

Tumhe | dil | ne | hai | puja |
GG | G | G | G | G~P G~R

puja | puja
,N S~,D~,N ,N~R | PM M

aur | puja | kuchh | bhee | nahee
D | DD | M | (D)S’…| NP MG…

Naa | naa | nahee
N | N | R’ S…N(D)P

Naa | naa | nahee
N | N | R’ S

nahee | nahee | nahee | nahee
DN | PD | MP | GM

Kuchh | bhee | nahee | Oooo
PG | R | S S | S G M P

Kuchh | bhee | nahee | Oooo
PG | R | S S | M…P

Kuchh | bhee | nahee
PG | R | S S

ANTARA:

Khushiyo | me | bhee | chhayee | udasee
S R GD | D | D~P | PP | GGR G

dard | ki | chhaya | me | woh | liptee
S R | G | DD | S~D | S~D | D PP

Kehne | piya | se | bas | yeh | aayee
G PP | DD S | SN | ND | D | D~P P

Kehne | piya | se | bas | yeh | aayee
Gg | g g | g | GS | S | S S

Jo | dag | tumne | mujhko | diya
SR | G..D | P~D~P G~R | P G R | S S

us | dag | se | meraa | chehra | khila
SR | G..G | D | P~D~P G~R | P G R | S S

Rakhungee | isko | nishanee | banakar
P R’…S’ S’ | S’S’ S’ | P R’~S’ S’ | S’S’ S”

mathe | peh | isko | hamesha | sajakar
P R’…S’ | S’ | S’S’ S’ | P R’ R’M# | G’R’~S S’

O | pritam | O | pritam
N | R’~S’ S’ | N | R~S’…S’

bin | tere | mere | iss | jivan | me | kuchh | bhee
N | RS | NR | S’N | R’S’ | N | N | D

nahee | nahee | nahee | nahee | nahee
S’N | PD | MP | GM | RG

Kuchh | bhee | nahee
PG | R | S S

ANTARA:

Bite | lamho | kee | yade | lekar
SRG | P P | P | G M~R | G~R G

bojhal | kadmo | se | woh | chalkar
SRG P | PPP | G | M~R | G~R G

Dil | bhi | roya | aur | aankh | bhar | aayee
d | d | P P | G | D D | ND | dd

mann | se | Ye | aawaj | hai | aayee
G | P… | M…GR | N N | N | NS’…

Woh | bachpan | kee | yade
P | G’ G’ | G~R’ | M’~G G’…

woh | rishte | woh | nate
P | G’ G’ | G~R’ | M’~G G’~S’

woh | sawan | ke | jhule
S’~D | D~P P | P | R’R’…

Woh | hasna, | woh | hasana,
D | M D | D | D MD

woh | ruthke | phir | manana
D | M DD | D | D MD

Woh | har | ek | pal
P | S’N | ND | D~d~P…

main | dil | me | samaye
M | P | d | P M d

diye | me | jalaye
P M | d | PM d

Ley | ja | rahee | hu
S’ | R’~S’ | S’S’~P | P

mai | ley | ja | rahee | hu
P | S’ | R’~S’ | S’S’~P | P

mai | ley | ja | rahee | hu
P | S’~R’ | R'(G)R’~S’ | S’S’ | P…

O | pritam | O | pritam
N | R’~S’ S’ | N | R~S’…S’

bin | tere | mere | iss | jivan | me | kuchh | bhee
N | RS | NR | S’N | R’S’ | N | N | D

nahee | nahee | nahee | nahee | nahee
S’N | PD | MP | GM | RG

Kuchh | bhee | nahee
PG | R | S S

Hamesha | tumko | chaha…

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