Sargam Notation

Woh Hai Zara Khafa Khafa

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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Woh Hai Zara Khafa Khafa Sargam notes

Singer : Lata Mangeshkar – Mohammad Rafi
Lyricist : Majrooh Sultanpuri
Music Director : Laxmikant Pyarelal
Movie : Shagird (1967)

Scale : G#

A beautiful duet song.  Following Sargam notations are easy to play on any instrument.  On Bansuri, you can bring variation by playing same notes on middle and higher octaves to imitate male and female voices. The song demands good control over playing “Meend” (~) on Bansuri.

PRELUDE:

P P P P | D S’ n D | {DDDDD}
P P P P | D n D P |
,P ,n ,N S (x2)

MUKHDA:

Wo | hai | zara |
S | ,N~S | ,N ,D~,P

khafa | khafa
S ,N~S | ,N ,D~,P

To | nain | yun |
S | ,N~S | ,N ,D~,P

churaae | hain |
S ,NS,N~S ,N | ,D~,P ,D~,PG

ke | ho, | ho
G | R~G…(M)G | R |

Ho O… | ho
RG R~G…(M)G | R |

Ho….
S ,n,n…

(Repeat same notes for following lines)
Na | bol | dun |
to | kya | karun
Wo | hns | ke | yun |
bulaae | hain |
ke | ho, | ho, | ho | …

INTERLUDE :

ANTARA 1:

Hns | rahi | hai | chaandani
P… | G M | R | G~S SR

Machal | ke | ro | na | dun | kahi
G P | G | M | R | G | S R

Aise | koi | ruthhata | nahin |
G ,D | G ,D | GRS,nD | ,nS,n~S…

(Repeat same notes for following lines)
Ye | tera | khyaal | hai
Karib | aa | mere | hnsi
Mujhko | tujhse | kuchh | gila | nahin

Baaten | yun |
banaaye | hain |
ke | ho, | ho, | ho | …

Na | bol | dun |
to | kya | karun
Wo | hns | ke | yun |
bulaae | hain |
ke | ho, | ho, | ho | …

ANTARA 2:
(Repeat same notations)

Ful | ko | mahak | mile
Ye | raat | rng | men | dhale
Mujhpe | teri | zulf | gar | khule

Tum | hi | mere | sng | ho
Gagan | ke | chhaanw | ke | tale
Ye | rut | yunhi | bhor | tak | chale
Pyaar | yun | jataaye | hain |
ke | ho, | ho, | ho | …

Na | bol | dun |
to | kya | karun
Wo | hns | ke | yun |
bulaae | hain |
ke | ho, | ho, | ho | …

ANTARA 3:
(Repeat same notations)

Aise | mat | sataaiye
Jra | taras | to | khaaiye
Dil | ki | dhadkan | mat | jagaaiye

Kuchh | nahin | kahunga | main
Na | ankhadiyaan | jhukaaiye
Sar | ko | kaandhe | se | uthhaaiye
Aise | nind | ae | hai |
ke | ho, | ho, | ho | …

Wo | hain | jra | khafa | khafa…

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