Sargam Notation

Nigahe ho gayi purnam

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 song “Nigahe Ho gayi Purnam…”

Singer : Naseem Begum
Album : Meri Pasand (1992)

PRELUDE MUSIC:

S | R | G | RGR SD PGR GR SR P G…
PD PG RS R…G M | P | GMGR | S,D S

STHAYI:

निगाहें | हो | गयीं | पुरनम |
,P ,P~G G~R | G | G R~G | S ,D S

ज़रा | आवाज़ | दे | देना
S SR | GPGP P P | D~P | G~R R

निगाहें | हो | गयीं | पुरनम
,P ,P~G G~R | G | G R~G | S ,D S

INTERLUDE MUSIC:
GP GDP… G | SR GR S

ग़मों | में | घिर | गए | हैं | हम |
,P ,P~G | G~R | G | G R~G | S ,D | S

ज़रा | आवाज़ | दे | देना
S SR | GPGP P P | D~P | G~R R

निगाहें | हो | गयीं | पुरनम
,P ,P~G G~R | G | G R~G | S ,D S

INTERLUDE AALAP:

Aaa….
G PS’ D… | P D…
S’ D S’ | DP GP | S’ D S’…
D P G…S | RS RG P

ANTARA 1:

कहाँ | हो | तुम | बड़ी | वीरां | हैं |
PP G | PD | P~S’ | DD~P | D(N)D P… D | P

उम्मीद | की | राहें
PM R~S R | GP | PM G

कहाँ | हो | तुम | बड़ी | वीरां | हैं |
PP G | PD | P~S’ | DD~P | D(N)D P… D | P

उम्मीद | की | राहें
PM R~S R | GP | PM G

चले | आओ | मेरी | आँखें |
G G | PD D~S’ | S’S’ | S’~DR’ S’~D

तुम्हें | बस | देखना | चाहे
D PD | DP | G~RR R~G | G~R R

मेरे | अरमां | मेरे | हमदम |
,P ,P~G | G~R G | G R~G | S ,D S

ज़रा | आवाज़ | दे | देना
S SR | GPGP P P | D~P | G~R R

निगाहें | हो | गयीं | पुरनम
,P ,P~G G~R | G | G R~G | S ,D S

ANTARA 2:
(Notations same as for 1st Antara)

बड़े | मज़बूर | हैं | तक़दीर | पर |
कब | ज़ोर | चलता | है
दिए | पलकों | पे | जलते | हैं |
ज़िगर | सीने | में | जलता | है
मेरा | घुटने | लगा | है | दम |
ज़रा | आवाज़ | दे | देना

निगाहें | हो | गयीं | पुर | नम
ग़मों | में | घिर | गए | हैं | हम |
ज़रा | आवाज़ | दे | देना
निगाहें | हो | गयीं | पुरनम

PRELUDE (Guitar + Violin)
SG PMP
SG PGM
,NR MRG
RSR S,N S,N,P

(Humming)
Hmm… | hm … | hm hm
S… | g~R~S | M R S ,n

Aa.. aa.. aa…
,N(S),NDP | g… | M…

Hm m m
RSNS | R S | R S | ,NS ,P

Hm hm | hm m | hm m | hm m
g..Mg | ,NS ,P | S RS

VIOLIN :
P… | M D S D PM… | gP NP Mg
M… RSNS | R S | R S | ,NSP
g..Mg | ,NS ,P | S RS

MUKHDA:

Chupke | chupke | raat | din
S ,P | S S~g~R~S | M R SRS ,NS,N | n

aansu | bahaana | yaad | hai – 2
,nS | R g…Rg MPdP | g RS P | MPMR ,NS,NP

MUSIC : S R g M…

Humko | ab tak | aashiqui | ka
P… P | PP SP | P(D)PM MM | PM~R~g

voh | zamaana | yaad | hai
S~,N R | ,NR gPDS’ PS’DP | MgRS S | SgRS,NP

Chupke | chupke | raat | din
S ,P | S S~g~R~S M | RM…g | Sg…S,N

aansu | bahaana | yaad | hai
,nS | R g…Rg MPdP | g RS S | S

INTERLUDE (Sitar):
gM DP
gM D nD
S’ nPM~g
MgM gRSN
,P~n~,P n~S~n S~g~S
GM DP

ANTARA 1:

Tuzse | milte | hi | wo | kuchh
PP P | P…Pdn DPM | P…| P | MgRS

bebaak | ho | jana | mera
SR RMg…g | PM | D~P P | PP MGRSRGM

Tuzse | milte | hi | wo | kuchh
PP M | PSNS DPMDS | D~P | P | P

bebaak | ho | jana | mera
D n…D | DnDP | gP PD… | P MGRSNDP

Aur | tera | dato | me | wo
S | ,P PS | g~R~S M~R g~S R~n | n

ungli | dabana | yad | hai
nnS | Rg…RgMPDP | MgRS S | S

Hamko abtak aashiqui
ka wo zamana yad hai

Chupke chupke rat din
aansu bahana yaad hai

ANTARA 2:

Chori chori hamse tum
aakar mile the jis jagah-2
Muddate guzri magar
abtak wo thikana yaad hai

Humko abtak aashiqui ka
wo zamana yaad hai
Chupke chupke raat din
aansoo bahana yaad hai

ANTARA 3:

Khench le na voh mera
parde ka kona daffatan – 2
Aur dupatte se tera
voh munh chhupaana yaad hai

Humko ab tak aashiqui ka
voh zamaana yaad hai

Chupke chupke raat din
aansu bahaana yaad hai

ANTARA 4:

Do paher ki dhoop mein
mere bulaane ke liye – 2
Voh tera kothe pe
nange paaon aana yaad hai

Humko ab tak aashiqui ka
voh zamaana yaad hai

Chupke chupke raat din aansu bahaana yaad hai
Hm mm mm hm, aah aah, mm mm mm mm, mm mm mm hm mm ….

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