Maharaja tomare selam

Sargam notations for the Bengali song “Maharaj Tomare Selam…”

Singer : Anup Ghoshal
Lyrics : Satyajit Ray
Music : Satyajit Ray
Movie : Gupi Gayen, Bagha Bayen (1969)

Pitch : G#

Mukhda:

Maharaja | tomar | selam
S’ N S’R’…… | S’ ND | NP

selam | selam | selam
DP | DP | DP

deshe | deshe | jai
R G | M G | R…

Moder | nijer | bhaasha | vinn | aar |
R R | R GP | P P | M^ M^P | M^ G R

bhaasha | jana | nai
R G | M G | R…

Maharaja | rajamshai.
S’ N S’R’…… | M^ M^ GM GR

Tobe | jana | achhe | bhaasha | onno
S ,N | S Sg | g g | R Rg | RS S

Maharaj
S ,N S….

Mora | sei | bhashatei | kori | gaan
S R | GP | PM G R | S ,N | S…

raja | shono | bhare | mono | pran
S ,N | S SR | R RG | M G | RS…

bhaasha | emon | kotha | bole
P P | P Pn | n n | n~D n

bojhe re | sokole
n nS’ n | D PMP

uncha-nicha | chhoto | boro | soman
P Pn dP | M G | G G | MP

mora | ei | bhashateyi | kori | gaan
R R | GP | PM G R | S ,N | S…

mora | ei | bhashateyi | kori | gaan
S R | GP | PM G R | S ,N | S…

kori | gaan | Maharaja…. |
G M | P… | N N S’… {S’NDPMGRS SRGMP}

aaa…..
{PMGRS}

tomare | selam.
R RM Mg | R S

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