Sargam Notation

Pal do pal ka sath hamara

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 – Mohammad Rafi,
Lyricist : Sahir Ludhianvi,
Music Director : Rahul Dev Burman,
Movie : The Burning Train (1980)

Flute used for notations : G#

This was a tough song for me to translate into Sargam notations.  It took me about 4 days to finally come up with these notations.

Pal | do | pal | kaa |
S | M~R | PP | P |

saath | hamara |
D~nD P | P MP MP(D)P M |

Pal | do | pal | ke |
M D | n S’ | n~P | M~G |

yaarane | hain |
G MDP M~R M~R~S | S |

Pal do pal kaa
saath hamara
Pal do pal ke
yaarane hain

Is | manzil | par |
S’ N | S’N S’N | S’ N

milane | vaale |
DN S’ R’ | S’ N S’

Is manzil par
milane vaale

us | Manzil | par |
D n | D n D P | P

kho | jaane | hain
S’~D | D~P P M | M

Pal do pal kaa
saath hamara
Pal do pal ke
yaarane hain

Aaaa….
S’…….
R~M… R M P

dha ni dhapama
D n D P M

[Same notations for following lines…]
Pal do pal kaa
saath hamara
Pal do pal kaa
saath hamara
Pal do pal ke
yaarane hain

Is manzil par
milane vaale
Is manzil par
milane vaale
us Manzil par
kho jaane hain

Pal do pal kaa
saath hamara
Pal do pal ke
yaarane hain

do | pal | pal | do | Pal | kaa |
PM | PM | PM | PM | P | P

saath | hamara | Hamara |
P P | P GG | M R~G S

hamara | Hamara
S’ nS’~D | n Dn P D P

do | pal | pal | do | Pal | kaa |
PM | PM | PM | PM | P | P

saath | hamara | Hamara |
P P | P GG | M R~G S

Pal do pal kaa
saath hamara
Pal do pal ke
yaarane hain

Aaaa….

ANTARA 1:

Nazaron | ke | shok | nazrane |
GGG | G | G R | MG G G

Honthon | ke | garm | paimaane |
M M | M | M G | PM M M

hoo
S R G M

Nazaron | ke | shok | nazrane |
GGG | G | G R | MG G G S ,D S

Honthon | ke | garm | paimaane |
M M | M | M G | PM M M

Hain | aaj | apani | mahafil | mein |
SM | SM M | M M | GP P | P

Kal | kya | ho | koi | kya | jaane |
MP | DS | D | P P | M | DP M

Nazaron ke shok nazaare
Honthon ke garm paimaane
Hain aaj apani mahafil mein
Kal kya ho koi kya jaane

Ye | pal | kushi | ki | jannat | hai |
S’ | S’ N | D D | d | D DN | S’

Is | pal | mein | ji le | deewane |
S’ | S’ N | D | D d | M D M

Aahe
M S

Ye pal kushi ki jannat hai
Is pal mein ji le deewane

Aaaa….

Aaj | ki | kushiyaan |
S’ S’ | S’ | S’S’S’

ek | haqiqat |
DnS’ | R’ S’ N S’

Kal | ki | kushiyaan |
Dn | Dn | D P P

afasaane | hain |
S’S’~D D~P P M | M

Pal do pal kaa
saath hamara
Pal do pal ke
yaarane hain

do | pal | pal | do | Pal | kaa |
PM | PM | PM | PM | P | P

saath | hamara | Hamara |
P P | P GG | M R~G S

hamara | Hamara
S’ nS’~D | n Dn P D P

do | pal | pal | do | Pal | kaa |
PM | PM | PM | PM | P | P

saath | hamara | Hamara |
P P | P GG | M R~G S

Pal do pal kaa
saath hamara
Pal do pal ke
yaarane hain



ANTARA 2:

Aaaa….

Har | kushi | kuchh | der Ki |
S’ | N D | DM | M MM

mehamaan | hai
MM M DN | N S’

Puraa | karle | dil | mein
S’ N | D D~P | P | P

Jo | aramaan | hai
P | S’~D PM M | M

aramaan | hai | aramaan | hai
MM MD D | D | DD DN S’ N | S’

Puraa | karle | dil | mein
S’ N | D D~P | P | P

Jo | aramaan | hai
P | S’~D PM M | M

Aaaa….

Zindagi | ik | tez | rau |
S’ S’ S’ | S’S’ | S’~PS’ | S’

tufan | hai |
S’~n R’~S’~n | n

iska | Jo | pichhaa | kare |
S’ S’ | S’ | S’ S’~P | S’ S’

naadaan | hai |
S’~n R’~S’~n | n

Har | kushi | Har | kushi | Har | kushi
n | D P | P | GG | G | GPD n

Har | kushi | kuchh
n | D P | P G

Der | ki | mehamaan | hai
G G | G | GG GP D | D~n

Puraa | karle | dil | me
n~D | D~PP | M | M

jo | aramaan | hai
M | n~P M~G G | G

Zindagi | ik | tez | rau |
tufan | hai |
is | kaa | Jo | pichhaa | kare |
naadaan | hai |

Gumshuda | kushiyon | pe
n D P | P G G | G |

Aahe | gumshuda
GP | PD Dn

Gumshuda | kushiyon | pe | Aahe
n n n | nnn | n | n n

Gumashudaa | kushiyon | pe
n D P | P G G | G |

kyon | hairaan | hai
GM | G~R GP D | D~n

Waqt | laute | iska | kab |
n D | P M | M M | M

imkaan | hai
n P M~G G | G

imkaan | hai (x2)
M P M~G G | G

Jhum | jab | tak | jhum
G…. | P M | P G | GPM…{PMGMP}

Jhum | jab | tak | jhum
M~G…. | G P | D nS’n | D M…

Aaaa….

Jhum | jab | tak | dhadakanon
P P | P | P | P PP

Mein | jaan | hai
PM | dP P | P

Jhumanaa | hi | zindagi | ki | shaan | hai
d d d | d | d d d | d | PdnPdP | P

Jhum | jab | tak | jhum
Jhum | jab | tak | jhum

Jhum | jab | tak | dhadakanon
P M | G | G | P M G

Mein | jaan | hai | aahe
G~R | M G G | G | GP

Jhumanaa | hi | zindagi
P M | G | G | P M G

Ki | shaan | hai | aahe
G~R | M G G | G | GP

Avval | aakhir | har | koi
P M | M G | P | M G

anjaan | hai
G~R | M G G | G

Zindagi | bas | raah | ki
P M M | G | P M | G

pahachaan | hai
G~R M G G | G

Jhum | jab | tak | jhum
Jhum | jab | tak | jhum
Jhum jhum, jhum jhum (x2)
Jhum | jab | tak | jhum
Jhum | jab | tak | dhadakanon
Mein | jaan | hai | aahe
Jhumanaa | hi | zindagi
Ki | shaan | hai | aahe
Avval | aakir | har | koi |
anajaan | hai
Zindagi | bas | raah | ki |
pahachaan | hai

Dosto | apna | to | ye
P D | n n | n | D

imaan | hai
nS’ S’ D | n

Jo | bhi | jitna | saath | de |
P | P | D D | n n | n

ehasaan | hai
M P P~nD | P

Dosto | apna | to | ye |
imaan | hai
Jo | bhi | jitanaa | saath | de |
ehasaan | hai

Hoo..
DD nn S’…

Umr | ka | rishtaa
S’ S’ | S’ | S’ S’N

jodane | vaale
D ‘N S’ R | S’NS’

Umr | kaa | rishtaa
jodane | vaale

Apani | nazar | mein
D n D | n D P | P

deewane | hain
S’~D D~P PM | M

Pal do pal kaa saath hamara
Pal do pal ke yaarane hain
Pal do pal kaa saath hamara
Pal do pal ke yaarane hain.

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