Sargam Notation

Kon se alor sopno niye

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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Singer – Asha Bhosle
Movie – Prothom Kadam Phool (1969)
Music & Lyrics – Shudhin Dasgupta

 

A very melodious Bengali song sung by Asha ji.  Following notations will help you play this song on your instruments,  Pay attention to play Komal Gandhar (g), Komal Nishad (n) and Komal Dhaiwat (d) and also higer octave notes (‘) wherever indicated.

Kon | se | alor
S | S | R g

shopno | niye
M M | P d

jeno | amay
d nd | P M~g

ke | dake | aye
S | R g | M~R

chole | aye
R n | S…

Kon se alor…

Chaya | neel | shimanay
P P | n… | P g P

Choray | shona | shurjo
g’ g’ | R’ R’ | S’ S’

megher | gaay
n P | n…

daake | aye | ayre | aye
n P | n… | n P | S’….

ANTARA 1:

Kon | pakhi | taar
P | P S’ | P

dusahosher | dana | mele
P PS’ P | P(d)P M | M M

Jay | hariye | ondho
M | M R’ R’ | R’ R’

moner | andhar | fele
S’ M | P P | PP

Ei | mon | shongi | kore
S’~R’ | g’M’ | R’R’ | R’ R’

akasher | neel | nogore
n S’ R’ g | S’ | S’ S’S’

Ami-o | jabo | re
S’S” S’~n | P Pd | M

taari | pakhay
P PR’ | R'(g’)R’ S’…

ANTARA 2:

Chena | ochenar | paar-e,
g P | P~n n…D M | P P…

deke | deke | Je | amake,
g’~R’ R’~S” | S’S’ | S’~n n~d d d

niye | jay | ojana | obhishare
n~dS’ | n | d Md P | M~R g g

(Same.notations of Antara 1)
Hoyto fire-o dekhbena
ei ferari mon
Ghor chere oi shunney
ora pakhir moton
Jabo deshe bideshe
jekhane shopno meshe
Se jodi samne eshe
du haat baray

Kon se alor…

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