Sargam Notation

Tomar khola haowa

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 notations of Rabindra Sangeet – “Tomar Khola Haowa”

Written and composed by : Rabindranath Tagore

Written around : 1914 

Flute used for notations : C#

Tomar | Khola | Hawa
R S ,N | ,N~,D ,D~R | R S RS,N

Lagiye | pale
,P ,N,N | ,N,N S S~R…

Tomar | khola | hawa
S ,N S |,N~,D ,D~R | R S RS,N

Tukro | kore | kachi
P N | D NDP | P P

Ami | dubte | raaji | achi
P PD | M# P | P PM# | GM# GR

Ami | dubte | raaji | achi
R RG | S R | RG RS | SR S,N

Tomar | Khola | Hawa
,N ,N S |,N~,D ,D~R | R S RS,N

Lagiye | pale
,P ,N ,NS | S~R R~G SR…

Tomar | khola | hawa
R S ,N |,N~,D ,D~R | R S RS,N


ANTARA1

Sokal | amar | gelo | michey
,P~,N ,N |,N,NS |S~RR | R{GRS}

bikel | je | jaay | tari | pichey | go
S RG | R | GRS | S RG | R GRS | {RS,N}

Rekho | na | aar | bedho | na | aar
M# M# | M#…~P | P… | M# M# | M#…~P | P…

kuler | kachakachi
M#M# P | P PM# GM#GR

Ami | doobte | raji | achi
R RG | S R | RR G | SR S,N

Ami | dubte | raaji | achi
R RG | S R | RG RS | SR S,N

Tomar | Khola | Hawa
,N ,N S |,N~,D ,D~R | R S RS,N

Lagiye | pale
,P ,N ,NS | S~R R~G SR…

Tomar | khola | hawa
R S ,N |,N~,D ,D~R | R S RS,N


ANTARA 2:

Majhir | laagi | achi | jaagi
,P~N N | ,N,N S | S~R R(G)R | S(R)S,N(S),N

shokol | raatri-bela
,P~N N | ,N ,N S S~R R

Dheu | gulo | je | amay | niye |
R~G | GG | MGR | R~M# M# | G(M)G R

kore | kebol | khela
RM# M# | G R | S(R)S ,N…{S,N,D,N}

Majhir | laagi | achi | jaagi
,P~N N | ,N,N S | S~R R(G)R | S(R)S,N(S),N

shokol | raatri-bela
,P~N N | ,N ,N S S~R R

Dheu | gulo | je | amay | niye |
R~G | GG | MGR | R~M# M# | G(M)G R

kore | kebol | khela
RM# M# | G R | S(R)S ,N…

Jhor | ke | ami | korbo | meete |
P | N | D {NDP} | P P | P {DPM}

dorbo | na | tar | bhrukuti-te
M# P | P | PM# | M# GR GM#P GM#…

Jhor | ke | ami | korbo | meete |
P | N | D {NDP} | P P | P {DPM}

dorbo | na | tar | bhrukuti-te
M# P | P | PM# | M# GR GM#P GM#…

Dao | chere | dao | ogo | aami
M#…P | PP | {DPM} | M#M#P | P{DPM}

toofan | pele | banchi
M#D D~P | P{DPM} | M#P M#~G

Ami | doobte | raji | achi
G~R R~G | S R | RR G | SR S,N

Ami | dubte | raaji | achi
R RG | S R | RG RS | SR S,N

Tomar | Khola | Hawa
,N ,N S |,N~,D ,D~R | R S RS,N

Lagiye | pale
,P ,N ,NS | S~R R~G SR…

Tomar | khola | hawa
R S ,N |,N~,D ,D~R | R S RS,N

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