Sargam Notation

Tere mere milan ki ye raina

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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, Lata Mangeshkar
Lyricist : Majrooh Sultanpuri
Music Director : Sachin Dev Burman
Movie : Abhimaan (1973)

Scale used : F#

This song is inspired from Bengali Rabindra Sangeet – ‘Jodi Taare Nayi Chini Go Sheki…’  sung by Kishore Kumar.

SD Burman re-composed it beautifully, especially the interlude parts of this song are brilliant.

PRELUDE:
Sitar:
,P RRRR G R S ,N
,P RRRR G R ,N S
R PPPP D P M G
S GGGG M G R ,N
,P RRRR G R S ,N
,P RRRR G R S ,N

Humming:
P…. {GRS} {RPG}…
G~M…{GMGRS} GM~R

STHAYI:

Tere | mere | milan | ki | ye | raina
SS~R | R R~G | R P M | G R | S ,N | S R

Ho | Tere | mere | milan | ki | ye | raina
RGRS | SS~R | R R~G | P M M | G R | S ,N | S R

Naya | koi | gul | khilaaegi
M#M# | M# M# | P | P MP DP M~G G~M

Naya | koi | gul | khilaaegi
M#M# | M# M# | P | P MPDP M~G G

Tabhi | to | chnchal |
S S | R | R RG

hain | tere | naina
R | P M | G…R S,N

dekho | na | dekho | na
SS~R | R | SS~M | GMGR

Tere | mere | milan | ki | ye | raina
SS~R | R R~G | P M M | G R | S ,N | S R

INTERLUDE:

Humming:
P…. {GRS} {RPG}…
G~M…G RS GM~R

ANTARA 1:

Nanha | sa | gul | khilega | angana
S R (G)R | S,N,D | ,NS | S R (G)R S,N | S M G…

Suni | baiyaan | sajegi | sajana
GG | G G | G M GRS | G R R…

Jaise | khele | chanda | baadal | me
S R (G)R | S,N,D ,N S | S R (G)R | S,N S M | G…

Khelega | wo | tere | anchal | me
GG G | G | G M | GRS G R | R…

Chandaniya | gun | guna | yegi |
M#M#M# M# | P | P {MPDP} | M~G G~M

Chandaniya | gungunaaegi |
M#M#M# M# | P P {MPDP} M~G G

Tabhi | to | chnchal |
S S | R | R RG

hain | tere | naina
R | P M | G…R S,N

dekho | na | dekho | na
SS~R | R | SS~M | GMGR

Tere | mere | milan | ki | ye | raina
SS~R | R R~G | P M M | G R | S ,N | S R


ANTARA 2:
(Same notations as for Antara 1)

Tujhe | thaamen | ki | haathon | se
Milunga | madabhari | raaton | se
Jaga | ke | anasuni | si | dhadkan |
Balamawaan | bhar | dungi | tera | man
Nayi | ada | se | sataaegi
Nayi | ada | se | sataaegi
Tabhi | to | chnchal |
hain | tere | naina
dekho | na | dekho | na
Tere | mere | milan | ki | ye | raina

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