Keno kichhu kotha bolo na

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

Sargam notations for a very melodious Bengali song Keno kichhu katha balo na

Singer : Lata
Music : Salil Chowdhuri

Flute used for notations D#

Keno | kichhu | katha | bolo | na
P G | R S | S G | G S’ | S’ ~ N

sudhu | chokhe | chokhe | cheye
N D | P D | P R | G R

jaa | kichhu | chaoar | amar
G | P G | R SRSM | R S n

nile | sab-e | cheye…e
PP | DD | N(R’)S’ NDP D

eki | chhalona
D~S’S’ | R S N

e ki | chhalona
DS’DS’ | D P M

Keno | kichhu | katha | bolo | na
M R | S N | N R | S’ S’ | S’ ~ N

joto | dur | dur | thako
P D | n~P | D~P | P P

Interlude: SRG R | S R G | M D | S’ g’ | RgRgR | S N D P

(Para 1)

joto | dur | dur | thako
P D | n~R’ | N DP | P P

se | chaoaye | amar
P | D n~S’ | D P M

akash | amar | batas
PD PD | MGR | G P

bhore | raakho
GG~RG | GRS

eki | chhalona
D~S’S’ | R S N

e ki | chhalona
DS’DS’ | D P M

Keno | kichhu | katha | bolo | na
M R | S N | N R | S’ S’ | S’ ~ N

(Para 2)

na | bole | ja | jaao | bole
S | G P | D | D~S’~P | PD n(D)P

bhasaheena | bhasar | bedona
P(D)PM~G | RG MGR G | PDP M~N

e ki chhalona
e ki chhalona

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