Sargam Notation

O go nirupama

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 Bengali song O go nirupama

Singer : Kishore Kumar
Lyricist: Mukul Dutt
Music : Hemanta Mukherjee
Movie: Anindita (1972)

Flute used for notations : C#

O | go | nirupama
R | R | SR gR

koriyo | khoma..a
R R M | R D…

Tomake | amar | ghoroni | korite
D D D | n S’…{nDP} | P P P | D n DPM

Amar | moner | doshor | korite
M M | P D PMG | G G | MP MGR

Parilam | na-a, |
S R R(g)R | S~n…

parilam | na | to | kichutei | (2)
DD M | M | M~G | R R P…

O | go | Nirupoma
R | R | SR gR

ANTARA 1:

Hoyto | tomar |
M M | G G~R

onek | kichui | ache-e
MM | GG~R | S~R RP…

Tobu | nei | daam | tar |
M P | P~D | D~P | P M

konoi | amar | kache-e | (2)
D D | P PM | GM M n….

Amar | e | poth |
D D | n | S’…n D

tomar | pother | sathe..
D D | n S’…n D | P R’…

Milbe | na | jeno | kichutei
S’ n | D | P M | G R S~,n…

Milbe | na | jeno | kichutei
,D M | M | M G | R R P…

O | go | nirupama
R | R | SR gR

ANTARA 2:
(Same notations)

Lotar | motoi |
joriye | royecho | gache
Bujhi | phool | fotbar |
shomoy | esheche | kache..e | (2)
Emon | modhur |
bhongima | ami | konodiin
Bhulbo | na | jeno | kichutei
Bhulb-o | na | jeno | kichutei

O | go | Nirupoma…

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