Thumbi wa thumpakkudathin

Amol Palekar

CAPITAL LETTERS = Shuddh Swars (Natural Notes)
small letters = Komal Swars (Flat Notes)
M 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

Illayaraja, Malayalam, Regional songs, S Janaki, Sargam

Sargam (notaions) of “Thumbi wa thumpakkudathin” a very melodious malayalam song
Singer: S Janaki
Lyricist: O N V Kurup
Musician: Ilayaraja
Movie Olanga (1982)

La..la..la..la..la..la..la..
S R g | S RS N P
S R g | S R N S
G G M | R g S | RSNS
G G M | R~(M)G | R R

Thumpi | va | thumpakkudathin
S R | g | S RS N P

Thunjathayi | oonjalidam
S R g | S R N S

Aakasha | ponnalin | ilakalil
G G M | R g S | RS NS

Ayathil | thotte | varam
G G M | R g | S S

La..la..la..la..la..
S R | g | S RS N P | S R g | S R N S

(thumbi…)

manthrathal | paayunna | kuthiraye
M M P | MP n | nP MR

manikya | kayyal | thodam
M M P | MP | n n

gandharvvan | padunna | mathilakam
M P n | M P N’ | N’ S’ N’S’

mandharam | poovitta | thanalil
M P n | M P N’ | N’N’S’

oonjaale | padaamoo
N’S’ Rg’~Rg’~Rg’~Rg’~Rg’ |
N’S’ G’M’~G’M’~G’M’~G’M’~G’M’

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