Sargam Notation

Saiyyan (Heere Moti main na chahu)

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 song Saiyyan

Singer : Kailash kher
Lyrics : Kailash Kher
Music by : Paresh-Naresh Kamath
Album : Kailasa Jhoomo Re (2007)

Heere | moti
D’ D~P | PD D… PM

main | na | chaahoo
MP | P…. MR | RM M… G S R(G)R… S

Main | toh | chaahoo
S…{RM}…{Pdn} | n | n n…S D PM

samgam | tera
M P | P~n D…PM

Main | toh | teri
M D P~n | DP | PP…P~n DPMR

saiyyan
SN RSRS .N.D

Tu hai mera,
.DS~SM~PD’~D’S’n D’PM

saiyyan
MD’ DS’… N D M R

saiyyan
M S’ N’… DNDM RMR .N .D S

Tu jo | chhoo le | pyaar | se
M G R | M G R | MGP M | R S N

Aaraam | se | mar | jaaoo
N R SRS N | D P | D N | S S…

Aaja chanda bahoo mein
Tujh mein hi gum ho jaaoo Main
tere naam mein kho jaaoo

Sayyiann
MD’ DS’… N D M R

saiyyan
M S’ N’… DNDM RMR .N .D S

Mere | din | khushi | se | jhoome
D’D’ | PD | P MR P | M | S~N S~D

gaaye | raate
D~S S~M P~D~n | D P M

Pal pal mujhe dubaaye
jaate jaate

Tujhe | jeet | jeet | haaroo
MP | P n n | D n D P M | MP P~D

[Repeat for following lines…]
yeh praan praan varoo
Hay aise main nihaaroo
teri aartee utaaroo

Tere | naam | se | jude | hai
D’D’ | PD P | MR P | M~R S~N | S~D

saare naate,
D~S S~M P~D~n | D P M

saiyyan, saiyyan

[Repeat from Tujo chhoo le…]

Banke maala prem ki
Tere tan pe jhar jhar jaaoo
Baithoo naiya preet ki
Sansar se tar jaaoo
Tere pyaar se tar jaaoo

Saiyyan, saiyyan

[Repeat from Mere din khushi se…]
Yeh naram naram nasha hai, badhtajaaye
Koi pyaar se ghungatiya deta udaaye
Ab baawra hua mann jag ho gaya hai roshan
Yeh nayee nayee suhaagan ho gayee hia teri jogan

Koi prem ki pujaarun mandir sajaaye
Saiyyan, saiyyan

Heere | moti | main na chaahoo
R R~N | NG GR | R R~N | NG GR

Main | toh | chaahoo
R | R~N | NG G(M)G R(G)R S(R)S

samgam | tera
SR SR | G(M)G R

Main | na | jaanu, | tu hi | jaane
P | M | GR R~MG | P | M | GR R~MG

Main | toh | teri,
R | R~N | NG G(M)G R(G)R S(R)S

tu | hai | mera
SR | SR | G(M)G R

Main na jaanu, tu hi jaane
Main toh teri, tu hai mera
Main toh teri, tu hai mera

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