Sargam Notation

Prem Jeno Ek (Prem Boro Modhur)

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 : Kishore Kumar
Lyrics : Shibdas Banerjee
Music : Kishore Kumar
Album : Dake Loke Amake Clown (1986)

Very melodious composition by Kishore Kumar. Follow the notations below to play this song on your flute and other instruments. Carefully play Komal Gandhar (g) and Komal Nishad (n) and varied octaves wherever indicated ( , = low) ( ‘=high). The song has two Antara (stanzas) with same tune, hence I have given notations only for the first one which will work for the second one as well.

PRELUDE:

Hm.. | Prem | jeno | ek
(S)R… | R | R g | R

MUSIC: RSR

otithir | moto
Rg g~M | g R

Kokhono | jibone | ashe..
R g R | SS,n | R S…

kulo-dore | badhe
SR SR | S S~,D

Kokhono | abar
,D,D S | R R~M#…

oshru | jhoriye | chole | jay..
M#M# | M#M#~R | DD | D(n)D P…

MUKHDA:

Prem | bodo | modhur
(D)n…DP | P D | P RgR S…

Kobhu | kache, | Kobhu | sudur
S R | S D | P DP | g R…

Prem | bodo | modhur
S’n…D | PD | P RgR S…

Kobhu | kache, | Kobhu | sudur
S R | S D | P DP | g R…

kokhono | jibone | ful | fotaye
,n,n S | ,n S S | R gR | S R S…~,n

Kokhono | jibone | phul | fotaye
,n,n S | ,n S S | R gR | S R S…

Kandiye | jay | se | dur..
PP D | n n~S’… | D | P(D)P g…

Prem.. | Boro | Modhur
S’~n…DP | P D | P RgR S….

Kobhu | kache, | Kobhu | sudur |
S R | S D | P DP | g R…

ANTARA 1:

Prem | jeno | nodi
D P | M# R | D PP M#…

bhange | ar | gorey
D P | M# R | D PP M#…

Jiboner | duti | kul | ghirey
M#P D | D R | n | (S’)nD D…

Bhanga | gora | khela,
D P | M# R | D PP M#…

Khele | sara | bela
D P | M# R | D PP M#…

Tir | chuye | jay | fire | fire..
M#P | D D | D R | n n | (S’)nD D…

Miloner | gaan | gay,
PP D n | S’… | M#

Biroher | kannay
M#M# PD | n…g

Hridoye | bajaye | nupur..
M#M# P | D D R~R’ | R” S’R’S n…

Vanga-gora | chondey
g’g’ R’ S’ | R’~S’…S’

Kokhono | anondey
R’ S’ D | P S’~D D

Kokhono | je | shur | pidhur
D D n | D | S’… | D P(D)P g….

Prem Baro Madhur…

ANTARA 2:
(Same notations)

Prem | jeno | naari,
alo | ar | chaya
Jiboner | nil-akash | ghire..
Kokhono | se | maya,
kokhono | aleya
Mayabini | duti | ankhi | tire
Chayachobi | enke | jay
Sukhe | dukhe | jonjhay
Akashe | megher | shindur…
Prem | priti | dondey,
Bokuler | gondhey
Bhore | se | shokal-dupur..

Prem Baro Madhur…

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