Sargam Notation

Tumse kahoon ek baat paron se halki halki

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 for song Tumse kahu ek baat paro se halki halki

Singer : Rafi
Lyrics : Majrooh
Music : Madan Mohan
Film: Dastak (1970)

(Notes produced by playing on E base flute)

This is an incredible composition of trio Madan-Majrooh-Rafi. If there is any definition of “softness in singing” then that is this song. Insanely soft rendition by Rafi makes this song sensually romantic. If you have listened to this song, you will love it, and if you still haven’t, then will surely fall in love with it once you listen to it and play it on your instruments.

Tumse | kahoon | ek | baat
,D ,D | ,D R | RR | RM~g

paron | se | halki | halki
gR | R | ,D ,D | ,D ,D

(hmm,, hmm,,)
,P ,D ,P ,D

Raat | meri | hain | chaao
,D,,, | ,D R | R | RM~g

tumhare | hi | aanchal | ki
M RRM | M~,D | ,D ,D | ,D

(hmm,, hmm,,)
,P ,D ,P ,D

Tumse kahoon ek baat
paron se halki halki
Halki halki, halki

Interlude on Sarangi :
D M R D,,,~P
P~nD P~dP,,,
S P,,, M DP MPM,,,
,D M,,,~GP
DPMG RgR,,,
S G~R,,, S G~R,,,

Antara:1

Soyi | galiya | baah | pasare
R~M | M M~R | R~MM | MP (P)nd PM

aankhen | meeche
R R | R R

Hmm,,, Hmm
(,D R ,D R)

Soyi galiya baah pasare
aankhen meeche

Main | duniya | se | dur
R~M | M M M | M~R | R~M

ghani | palkon | ke | neeche
MP | (P)ndPM R | R | R R

Hmm,,, Hmm
(,D R ,D R)

Dekhoon | chalte | khawab
(P)D D | D D | N DD~P

lakeron | par | kajal | ki
PP P | Pd | P M MP | M,,, GP

Tumse kahoon ek baat
paron se, halki halki
Halki halki, halki

Antara:2
(use Tivra Ma, unlike Shuddh Ma in Antara 1)

Dhoondli | dhoondli | rain
R~M# M# | M#M#~R | R~M#

milan | ka | bistar | jaise
MP | Pd~P | M#M# | M#M#~R

(Repeat this for following 2 lines)
Khulta | chupta | chand
sej | ke | upar | jaise

Chalti | phirti | khaat
P~DD | D D | N DD~P

hawaon | par | badal | ki
PP P | PD | P M GP | M,,,GP

Tumse kahoon ek baat
paron se, halki halki
Halki halki, halki

Antara: 3 (same as 1)

Hain bheega sa jism
tumhara in haathon mein
Hain bheega sa jism
tumhara in haathon mein
Bahar neend bhara panchi
beehgi shako mein
Aur barkha ki boond
badan se dhalki dhalki

Tumse kahoon ek baat
paron se, halki halki
Raat meri hain chaao
tumhare hi aanchal ki
Halki halki, halki
halki, halki halki

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