Sargam Notation

Se Prothom Prem Amar Nilanjana

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, Lyricist, Music Director  : Nachiketa Chakraborty
Album : Eyi besh bhalo achhi (1993)

Scale : C

I always feared to write notations for the songs composed by Nachiketa, because his compositions are tough with loads of lyrics in almost every line. And sometimes, it becomes difficult to bifurcate the Antaras from the Mukhda :). 

But, finally I dared and wrote notations for this one of his most popular numbers – “Laal Fite Sada Moja…. She Prothom Prem Amar Nilanjana”.  The song travels on all three octaves with prominent use of Komal Gandhar (g) and Komal Nishad (n). 

PRELUDE:
Laa l | fee te | sa da | moja |
,P~S | S g | g g | g g |

shoe-school | u ni form
g gR | S~R S~R ,P

No ta r | sai ren | son ket |
,P ,N S | R RR | R RR

sylle bus-e | mono jog | kom
RR R S | ,nS ,nS | ,n~S

Pora | fele | ek | chhut |
,P~S | S g | g | g |

chhu te | ras tar | mo rey
g g | g~R S~R | S~R R~,P

Dekhe | sy ren | miss | ko ra |
,P,P | ,P,N ,NS | SR | R R

doka nira | dey | ghorite | dom
RR RR | R S | ,nS ,nS | ,n~S

Er por | ek rash | kalo | kalo | dhoya
SR gM | M M | M M | MM | M g~M

School | bus e | ko re |
PM | M g | g g

tar | dru to | chole | jaowa
g | g R | S R | S R~S

Er | por | bishnno | din |
S | S | S PM | P

baje | na | mo no bin
PMgR | S | M g M

Abo sa dhe | ghire | thaka |
MgRS n g | R g | R S

se | dir gho | din
,P | ,N R | S….,P

MUKHDA :

Hazar | kobita | Bekar | sobi | taa
,P S N | S R g | ,P S N | S R | g

Hajar | kobita | Bekar | sobi | ta
,P S N | S R g | ,P S N | S R | g

Tar | kotha | keu | bole | na
S | S S | S R | g g~M | R

Se | pro thom | prem | amar | ni lan jana
S | R g | R | S R | S ,n ,n~S ,n~S

Se | prothom | prem | amar | nilan ja na
S | R g | R | S R R~M | RS ,n ,n~S ,n~S

ANTARA 1:

Sondhya | gho na to |
S’ S’ | n P M

jokhon | paray | paray |
M M | M P | M P

Rock | thakto | bhore |
S’ | S’ n | P M

kichu | bo ka te | chhoray
M M | M P P | M P

Hindi | ganer | koli |
g g | M P | P PMg

soddo | sekha | gala | gali
g g | g M | P P | P P

Ek | gheye | hoye | jeto |
n | n n | n~d | d~P

shomoy | shomoy
M PdP | M M

Tokhon | udash | mon |
S’ S’ | S’ S’ | r’S’~n

Bhu le | mo no ron jon
n n | n n n S’n~d

Daam | diye | jon tro na |
d | d d | d d d n S’

kin te | chay
S’~n P | P

To khon | ni lan ja na |
P P | D n n nDP

pre mi ker | kolpona
P P P D | n n nDP

O | mo ner | go bhi ro ta |
P | P P | P P P P~d

jante | chay
PM M | M

Jo khon | khola | chule |
S P | M P | PMgR

hoyto | moner | vule
S~M M | g M | MgRS

Takato | se | abohele |
n g g | R | g g RS,n

du | chokh | mele
,P | ,N | R S…~P

Hajar kobita…

ANTARA 2:
(same notations)

Onker | khata | vora | thakto | ankay
Taar | chobi | taar | nam | patay | patay
Hazar | anushthan | Probhat | ferir | gaan
Mon | din | gone | ei | diner | ashay
Raat | jege | natoker | mohoray | chonchol
Mon | shudhu | sekhoner | protikhay
Raatrir | anginay | jodi | khola | janalay
Ekabar | ekbar | jodi | se | daray
Bojheni | obuj | mon | nilanjana | tokhon
Nijete | chilo | mogon | e | pranopon

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