Sargam Notation

Kanmani Anbodu Kadhalan

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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Sargam notations for Tamil song Kanmani Anbodu Kadhalan

Singers : S.Janaki, Kamal Hassan
Music: Ilayaraja
Movie : Gunaa (1991)
Original Scale : F

Flute used for Notations : G#

MUKHDA:

Kanmani | anbodu | kadhalan
G M D | P PP | R GM

naan | yezhuthum | kadithame
G R | SS ,N | SS G G~R

ponmani | un | veettil | soukyama
G M D | P | PP | R GM

naan | ingu | soukyame
G R | S ,N | S G G~R

unnai | enni | parkkaiyil |
S,N | S G | R M G~R

kavithai | sottuthu
S ,N | S GG~R

athai | yezhutha | ninaikkaiyil
S ,N | S SG | R M G~R

varthai | muttuthu
SS ,N | S GG~R

Oho |
G M

Kanmani | anbodu | kadhalan…

ANTARA :

undana | kaayam | yaavum
S’S’ S’~N | D N | NR’S’

thannaale | aari | pogum | maayam | enna
N NR’S’ | N D | PM | G M | PD

ponmaane | ponmaane
P DN | D NR’ S’

yenna | kaayam | aana | pothum
S’S’ | S’ N | D N | NR’S’

en | meni | thangi | kollum
N | NR’S’ | N D | PM |

unthan | meni | thangathu | senthene
G M | PD | P DN | D NR’ S’

yenthan | kadhal | yenna | vendru | sollaamal
P P | M P | D P | M P | M MDP

yenga | yenga | azhugai | vanthathu
M P | M P | RG | RG GPM…

yendhan | sogam | unnai | thakkum | yenrennum
P P | M P | D P | M P | M MDP

bothu | vantha | azhugai | ninrathu
M P | M P | RG | RG GPM…

manidhar | unarnthu | kolla
GD D | D P | M G

ithu | manidha | kadhal | alla
G G | G NN | N D | M G

athaiyum | thaandi | punitha | manathu
G DD | D D | DDN | DN DN NR’S’…

abiraamiye | thaalaattum
GGM MD | P P P

saamiye | naan | thane | theriyuma
R G M | G~R | S ,N | SS G G~R

siva | gaamiye | sivanil | neeyum |
GG | G M D | P P P | P P

paadhiye | adhuvum | unakku | puriyuma
R G M | G R | S ,N | SS G G~R

suba | laali | laalie | laali | laalie
S ,N | S G | R M G~R | S ,N | SG G~R

abiraami | laalie | laali | laalie
S ,N S G | R M G~R | S ,N | SG G~R

abiraamiye | thaalaattum
GGM MD | P P P

saamiye | naan | thane | theriyuma
R G M | G~R | S ,N | SS G G~R

unakku | puriyuma
S ,N | SS G G~R

[Same notations of Mukhda]

la | la | laa | la | lala
la | la | laa | la | lala
la | la | la |

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