Sargam Notation

Vasihnav Jan To

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 : Various artists
Poet : Narsinh Mehta
Dated : 15th Century 

One of the very popular Gujrati Bhajans sung by different artists. This Bhajan became popular among freedom fighters throughout India. 

I have tried to produce the Sargam notes of this Vasihnav Janto bhajan (devotional song) as given below.  Notations are very easy to follow with all the Sudhh Swars except Komal Nishad (n).  All four Antaras have the same tune..

Flute used for notations : C middle.

MUKHDA:

Vaish nava | ja na | t o |
S GG | G G | M GR

te ne | ka hi ye | je
GM P | P~D P~D M | G

pee d | pa raa yi |
GM P | P PD~P PDn~S’~n |

jaa ne | re e…
n~D PM | MP GM RG

pa ra | duh khe | upa kāra |
G M | D D | DD DD

ka re | to | ye
n n~D P~D | P | MG

mana | a bhi mā na | na |
G M | P P PD~P PD | DS’~n

āne | re
n~D PM | MP GM RG R~S

Vaishnava jana to…

ANTARA 1:

Sa ka la | lo ka | mā |
G M P | P~n n | n~D

sahu ne | vande,
nn S’ n | S’ S’

nin dā | na | ka re |
n D~P | PD | DP PDn~S’~n

ke nī | re,
n~D PM | MP GM RG R~S

vā cha | kā cha | ma na |
S R | S~G G | G G

niś chala | rā khe,
G~M PP | D~P~D MG

dha na | dha na | ja na nī |
G M | P P | PD DP PDn~S’~n

tenī | re
n~D PM | MP GM RG R~S

Vaishnava jana to…

ANTARA 2:
(Repeat Same notes)

sama-drishthi | ne |
trishnā | tyāgī,
para-strī | jene |
māta | re,
jihvā | thakī |
asatya | na | bole,
para-dhana | nava |
jhāle | hātha | re

Vaishnava jana to…

ANTARA 3:
(Repeat Same notes)

moha | māyā | vyāpe |
nahi | jene,
dridha-vairāgya | jenā |
manamā | re,
rāma-nāma | śhu |
tālī | re | lāgī,
sakala | tīratha | tenā |
tanamā | re

Vaishnava jana to…

ANTARA 4:
(Repeat Same notes)

vana-lobhī | ne | kapata |
rahita | chhe,
kāma | krodha |
nivāryā | re,
bhane | narasaiyo | tenu |
darasana | karatā,
kula | ekotera | tāryā | re

Vaishnava jana to…

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