Sargam Notation

Panna ki tamanna hai ke

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 for the song : Panna ki tamanna hai ke
Lyricist : Anand Bakshi,
Singer : Lata Mangeshkar – Kishore Kumar,
Music Director : Rahul Dev Burman,
Movie : Heera Panna (1973)

Flute used for notations : F#

Start this song on your instruments with low-octave Nishad (,N). Pay attention to play both Shuddh (M) and Tivr (M#) wherever indicated.  First two Antaras are same in tune.  Third Antara is slightly different where Lata ji sings “Naaaam…”

Hope you enjoy this tune on your music instruments.  

Panna | ki | tamanna | hai ke
,N S | (r)S | ,N,N S | (r)S ,N

hira | mujhe | mil | jaye
,N M# | M#G | G~R | RG RGRS

Chaahe | meri | jaan | jaye,
,D,N | ,N(S),N~,D | ,D,N | ,N(S),N~,D

chaahe | mera | dil | jaye
,DM# | M#G | G~R | RS R~,N

Oye lo… Tara ru ru…
M#P GP…. RM G R…

Oye lo… Tara ra ru… aa a
M#P GP…. RM G R…G(M)G S R ,N

Panna | ki | tamanna | hai ke
,N S | (r)S | ,N,N S | (r)S ,N

hira | mujhe | mil | jaye
,N M# | M#G | G~R | R {PGMSRS)

Chaahe | meri | jaan | jaye,
,D,N | ,N(S),N~,D | ,D,N | ,N(S),N~,D

chaahe | mera | dil | jaye
,DM# | M#G | G~R | RS {SGRS~,N}

ANTARA 1:

Hira | to | pahale | hi
PM# | P | M# G | M#

kisi | aur | ka | ho | chuka
GR | G~S | S {RG} | R | S S

Kisi ki | madbhari
S R G | G R GM

ankhon | men | kho | chuka
G M | D… | M# | M# P

Yaadon | ki | bas | dhul
PP | P | PR | G…M

ban | chuka | dil | ka | ful
M | MM~R | ,N | ,N | S… RS,N

Sine | pe | main | rakh | dun jo
,N S | (r)S | ,N | ,N S | (r)S ,N

haath | fir | khil | jaye
,N M# | M#G | G~R | R G RGRS

Chaahe | meri | jaan | jaye,
,D,N | ,N(S),N~,D | ,D,N | ,N(S),N~,D

chaahe | mera | dil | jaye
,DM# | M#G | G~R | RS {SGRS,N}

ANTARA 2:
(Apply same notations of 1st Antara)

Dil to dete hain,
lete hain log ki baar
Hua kya, kisi se
kiya tha tumane pyaar
Yaadon ko chhod de,
waadon ko tod de
Apani jagah se kaise
parabat hil jaae

ANTARA 3:

Bhula | na | mere | dil
PM# | P | M# G | M#

Ko | kabhi | jisaka | khyaal
G~R | GS | S SG R | S S

Ho | sake | to | use
S | R G | G~R | GM

mere | dil se | tu | nikaal
G M | D D…M | M# | M# P…

Na | karun | main | ye | kaam,
P | P P | PR | G…M

to | nahin | mera | naam
M | MM~R | ,N ,N | S…GM PGMP

Na karu….

Baaton | se | ye | jakhm-e-jigar
,N S | (r)S | ,N | ,N S (r)S ,N,N M# |

kaise | sil | jaye
M#G | G~R | RG RGRS

Chaahe | meri | jaan | jaye,
,D,N | ,N(S),N~,D | ,D,N | ,N(S),N~,D

chaahe | mera | dil | jaye
,DM# | M#G | G~R | RS R~,N

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