Sargam Notation

My heart is beating

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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Notations / Sargam of song My heart is beating
Singer : Preeti Sagar
Lyrics : Hridaynath Chattopadhyay
Music : Roshan
Movie : Julie (1972)

Flute prelude :
GM GM G
RS NS R S

My | heart | is | beating
.P | S | R | RG G

Keeps on repeating
.P | S | R RG G

I’m | waiting | for | you
G | GM | R~G | R

My | love | encloses | of lot of | roses
.P | .P | .P D D | G G G | G~D D

and | when | shall be | then
.P | .P | .P D | D

Our | next | meeting
G | G | G~D D

Coz | love | you | know
.D | .D~M….| M | M~R

that | time | is | fleeting
N | N | N | .P N

Time | is | fleeting |
N | N | N R

time | is | fleeting
S | N | N~R… S

Oh! | when I look | at you
M | M R | M | M M~R

The | blue of | heaven
M | M R | M M

seems | to be | deeper | blue
M | P M | G R | S R R~G

[REPEAT FOR FOLLOWING LINES]

and I can swear that
God himself
seems to be looking through

Zu | zu | zu | zu zu | I’ll never | apart from you
.P | .P | .P | D D | G G G | G~D | D | D

and when shall be then
Our next meeting
Coz love you know…

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