Sargam Notation

Ye nayan dare dare

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 for the evergreen romantic song: Ye nayan dare dare

Singer & Music Director : Hemant Kumar
Lyrics : Kaifi Azmi
Movie : Kohra (1964)

Scale : E

Taal : Teen taal

Probable Raag : Yaman 

This song is the Hindi version of original Bengali song – “Eyi Raat Tomar Amar” from the movie Deep Jwele Jai [1959]. Lyricist was the legendary Gouriprasanna Majumder and the singer was Hemanta Mukherjee.

MUKHDA:

Ye | nayan | dare | dare,
,P | S G~R | RG~R | R R…

ye | jaam | bhare | bhare
,P | S G~R | RG~R | R R

MUSIC: RG MG RGRGRGRGRGR…

Zara | pine | do
G G…~P G~P | G R | S~,D

MUSIC: ,P,D,P

Kal | ki | kisko | khabar,
,P | S G~R | RG~R | R R…

MUSIC: G RG MG RGRGRGRGRGR…

ek | raat | hoke | nidar
,P | S G~R | RG~R | R R

MUSIC: P G RGRGRGRGRGRGR…

Mujhe | jine | do
G G…~P G~P | G R | S~,D

MUSIC: ,P,D,P

Hm hm hm hm hm hm hm
,P | S G~R | RG~R | R (S)R…

INTERLUDE:
MUSIC:
P M G R S ,N
D S…DNP D PM…
GP…G M R G…
G P N D M G R
S GRS GRS

ANTARA 1:

Raat | hasin
P P | M PM~R

ye | chaand | hasin
R~G | P P | M {DPMG}

Tu | sab se | hasin
G~M | PD D | D~N D~N~P

mere | dilabar
G~M | P P

MUSIC: N… DM R GMGG… GMGG

(Repeat)
Raat hasin…

Aur | tujh se | hasin
,N S | R G G | M G

MUSIC: P G S ,N

Aur | tujh se | hasin
,N S | R G G | G MG (P)M

tera | pyaar,
G~R | (S)R…

MUSIC: P G RGRGRGRGRGRGR…

tu | jaane | na
(R)G…~P G~P | G R | S~,D

Ye nayan dare dare….

INTERLUDE:
P N R’ | G’~D | N | P D | M P | G M

Hm hm hm hmhm
,P G R S ,N…

MUSIC: GMGGG RGRRR

hm hm hm hm hm
,N M# G R S…

MUSIC: N D P M G R S

ANTARA 2:
(Same notations)

Pyaar | men | hai
jiwan | ki | khushi
Deti | hai | khushi,
kayi | gam | bhi
Main | maan | bhi | lun
Main | maan | bhi | lun
kabhi | haar,
tu | maane | na

Ye nayan dare dare…

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