Sargam Notation

Thats my name

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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Band: Akcent
Songwriters : Lavinia Sima, Adrian Sana, Eduard Ilie
Album : True Believers (2009)


PRELUDE MUSIC:
D DP | P PM | M MG | G RS | ,NS,D (x4)

OPENING:

And | you | are | the | one | that | lights | the | fire
,D | M | M | M | M | M | MM | M | MP…MG

I | am | the | one | who | takes | you | higher
D | D | D | D~P | PM | M | M | MP…MG

I | love | your | voice | when | you | say | my | name
M | M | M | M | M | M | G | M | MP

That’s | my | name, | that’s | my | name, | that’s | my | own | name
D | D | D~P | P | P | PM | M | M | M | P

STANZA:
[same notations as for the Opening]

All | the | time | I | thought | about | you
I | saw | your | eyes | and | they | were | so | blue
I | could | read | there | just | one | name
My | name, | my | name, | my | name | (ah)
Because | of | you | I’m | flying | higher
You | give | me | love, | you | set | a | fire
You | keep | me | warm | when | you | call | my | name
That’s | my | name, | that’s | my | name, | that’s | my | own | name

STANZA:
[same notations as for the Opening]

And | you | are | the | one | that | lights | the | fire
I | am | the | one | who | takes | you | higher
I | love | your | voice | when | you | say | my | name
That’s | my | name, | that’s | my | name, | that’s | my | own | name

STANZA:
[same notations as for the Opening]

And | you | are | the | one | that | lights | the | fire
I | am | the | one | who | takes | you | higher
I | love | your | voice | when | you | say | my | name
That’s | my | name, | that’s | my | name, | that’s | my | own | name
It’s | my | name, | it’s | my | name, | it’s | my | name

STANZA:
[same notations as for the Opening]

All | the | time | I | thought | about | you
I | saw | your | eyes | and | they | were | so | blue
I | could | read | there | just | one | name
My | name, | my | name, | my | name | (ah)

STANZA:
[same notations as for the Opening]

Because | of | you | I’m | flying | higher
You | give | me | love, | you | set | a | fire
You | keep | me | warm | when | you | call | my | name
That’s | my | name, | that’s | my | name, | that’s | my | own | name

STANZA:
[same notations as for the Opening]

And | you | are | the | one | that | lights | the | fire
I | am | the | one | who | takes | you | higher
I | love | your | voice | when | you | say | my | name
That’s | my | name, | that’s | my | name, | that’s | my | own | name

STANZA:
[same notations as for the Opening]

And | you | are | the | one | that | lights | the | fire
I | am | the | one | who | takes | you | higher
I | love | your | voice | when | you | say | my | name
That’s | my | name, | that’s | my | name, | that’s | my | own | name

ENDING:

And | You | You | will | stay | in | my | heart
,D | M… | M | M | M | M | M | M

As | I | knew | from | the | start
P | M | D | n | P

And | You | You | will | stay | in | my | heart
,D | M… | M | M | M | P | M | D

I’ll | never | keep | you | apart
D | D D | D | n | D P

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