Sargam Notation

Zindagi Ka Safar

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 song Zindagi Ka Safar

Singer : Kishore Kumar
Lyricist : Indeevar
Music Director : Kalyanji Anandji
Movie : Safar (1970)

Probable Raag : Yaman Kalyan

Flute used for Notations : E

Although the original scale of this song seems to be C# but to get the right bass as sung by Kishore Kumar with his husky voice, it is better to play this song on E with the following easy notations. Although this song may probably on Raag Yaman Kalyan, but the following notations do not follow exactly the same notes of this Raag. At few places in the interlude music, there is a use of Komal Gandhar (g) and Komal Rishabh (r).

MUKHDA:

Zindagi | ka | safar, |
,D,D R | R | R G

hai | ye | kaisa | safar
RG | G | GRSRS S | S S

Koi | samajha | nahin, |
S S | G… G | G M^…

koi | jaana | nahin
GM^ R | R… R | RR

MUSIC:
DP M^…. | G… | DP M^….

Zindagi ka safar…

Hai | ye | kaisi | dagar, |
M^ DP | M^…M^DP | M^M^

chalate | hain | sab | magar
M^ DP | M^… | D P | M^M^~G

Koi | samajha | nahin, |
S S | G… G | G M^…

koi | jaana | nahin
GM^ R | R… R | RR

INTERLUDE:
Melodica:
R G M^ D…
M^ D S’ N…
g G M^ P…
,N r ,D R

ANTARA 1:

Zindagi | ko | bahut |
M^ P D… | N~D | D D

pyaar | hamane | diya
P(D)P M^ | M^~G GD | D D…(N)D…

MUSIC:
P M^… G R r ,N ,D

Maut | se | bhi | mohabbat |
M^ P | N… | N | N R’S’…N ND

nibhaayenge | ham
D D~P {DNSND} D | D

Rote | rote | zamaane |
M^ P | D…N~D | D D…P P(D)P M^

men | aye | magar
M^ | M^~G..GD | D D

Hnsate | hnsate | zamaane |
M^M^ P | N…N | N R’S’…N ND

se | jaayenge | ham
D | D~P {DNSND} D | D

MUSIC:
D P M^GRG | PP M^…

Jaayenge | par | kidhar, |
,D,D R | R | R G

hai | kise | ye | khabar
RG | G | GRSRS S | S S

Koi | samajha | nahin, |
S S | G… G | G M^…

koi | jaana | nahin
GM^ R | R… R | RR

INTERLUDE:
Piano:
DP M^… G…
DP M^…

ANTARA2:
(same notations)

Aise | jiwan | bhi | hain |
jo | jie | hi | nahin
Jinako | jine | se | pahale |
hi | maut | a | gai
Ful | aise | bhi | hain |
jo | khile | hi | nahin
Jinko | khilne | se | pahale |
khizaan | chha | gai
Hai | pareshaan | nazar, |
thak | gae | chaaragar
Koi | samajha | nahin, |
koi | jaana | nahin

Zindgi ka safar…

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