Film:Tansen(Unreleased)
Singer:Padmabhushan Dr K.J.Yesudas
Shadaj ne paaya ye vardaan(2)
koi bhi swar 'Saa' Theheraa kar(2)
Gaalo chatur sujaan(shadajne paaya ye vardaan(2))
1)''Saa'' se ''ni'' tak,shudh swarome hota raag 'Bilawal'
Swar in Raag Bilawal:
G M R G P....N D N S G R S N S D N S N D P M G M R G M P G M R(Saa se .......)
2)''Re'' ko ''saa'' samjho to 'Kaafi' ''gaa'' ''ni'' jisme komal
Swar:
After substituting Re with Sa in Bilawal you get Kaafi
N D P M G R G R S R S R G R G M G M P..D.N.S.G R S N D P M G R S.
(Re ko saa...)
After substituting Ga with Sa in Bilawal you get Bhairavi
3)''Gaa'' ko ''saa'' maano to 'Bhairavi' ki hoti pehechaan
(shadajne paaya ye vardaan(2))
After substituting M with S in Bilawal you get Yaman
4)''Madhyam'' ko ''saa'' maan chalo to 'Yaman Kalyan' kahaaye
Swar:
After substituting M with S in Bilawal:
M D N.....N.D.N..M D.N.R.G..N G....N R.M..M..P.G.R.S.N..M D S..M D N..M P
S..(Madhyam ko saa)
Shudh Swaro me teevar madhyam, kaisi shobha paaye(2)
After substituting P with S in Bilawal you get Khamaaj:
5)Pancham ''Saa'' ho jaaye to aaye.
''Paa'' yadi ''saa'' ho jaaye to aaye.
Raag 'Khamaaj' ka dhyaan.(Shadajne paaya ye vardaan(2))
6)After substituting D with S in Bilawal you get Aasavari:
Swar:
S R.M P D.S R G. R S R.N D P.D M P.G R M.P D.P.
'Aasaavari' suhaavani bhai 'Aasaavari' suhaavani
D...S.....D..S....R G.R N.D...S.....
"Dha" "Saa" "Dha" "Saa" bana jab "Dha" "Saa" bhai
'Aasaavari' suhaavani bhai 'Aasaavari' suhaavani
Gaandhaar Dhaivath nikhaad teeno hi komal
Meetha Madhur Swabhaav chalan ki chanchal
Sun Sun kar na bhare man pyaasa
''Dha'' ''Saa'' ''Dha'' ''Saa'' banaa jab ''Dha'' ''Saa'' bhai
'Aasaavari' suhaavani
Swar:
D N S R G M P D N S R G M P D N S S R G M P D N S N D P M G R S N.
7)''Nee'' ''nee'' ''nee'' jab ''nee'' ''saa'' bani(2)
Do do madhyam par nahi pancham(2)
After substituting N as S in Bilawal you get 2 Ms without a P:
Swar:
S.R.G.M...M..M....G M.M.D.M.M.G.....R G.M D.N.D.M.G.M..M..N.D.M.M...
M.M M.M M M D M M N M S M M G M M M M D D N S N D M M G R S S
''Nee'' ''nee'' ''nee'' jab ''nee'' ''saa'' bani
Do Do Madhyam, Par nahi Pancham
Pancham ko tarse aabhaag Ni
''Nee'' "Nee" jab ''nee'' ''saa'' bani.
Swar in Raag Bahaar:
R S R N S N D N S P N M P G M R S D S N S M.P G.M N.D.N S.
Bin ''nee'' ki ''nee'' kee na bahaar(2)
Kahin Komal, Kahin Shudh ye bankar
Karti Raagonka singaar dekho
Bin "nee" ki "nee" kee na bahaar
Saat Swaro me sabse upar
Bathi maathe ki bindiyaa bankar(saat swaro me sabse....bindiya bankar)
Suno guni jan bhiki nee bin(2)
Tansen ki taan(Shadajne paaya ye vardaan(2))
Taraana:
odhe tanana dhim tanana dhim
odhe tanana dhim tanana dhim tananana dhim tananana
tadhiyan tadhiyan tadhimta tadhimta dhimta dhimta
odhe tanana dhim tanana dhim
naadhridhritaani tomdhridhritaani tananana
yaliyala yaliyala yalum yalum
Taakita Takita Takita jhumke
tadhiyan tadhiyan tadhimta tadhimta dhimta dhimta
odhe tananadhim tananadhim
Swar:
S R P S R P S R D S R D S R N S R N S R S S R S
D N D N D N N D N D N D P D P D P D D P D P D P
R S S N N D D P P M M G G R R S S N N D D P P M M G G R
S R G M P D N S R..G..M..P..DNSRGMPDS..P..S..P..S.....
Odhe tananadhim tanana dhim(2)
Lyrics in Pashtun:
Suye manaake turaaiyaare wafaadaar manam
Chakdaanadu ke turaa
Yaare kharidaarmanam
Odhe tananadhim tananadhim
S..R..N..S..P..N..M..P..M..P..R..M..S..R..N..S..
R..R..R..R.R.P..
P N S R G G G M G M R S
S..S..
S S S S..
S S.
dhim
Odhe tanana dhim tanana dhim
Tananana dhim tananana tadhiyanu tadhiyanu tadhimta tadhimta dhimta
dhimta
Odhe tanana dhim tanana dhim
To be spoken:
oor taal sur ghum uthe
har sunne waala jhum uthe bol par bol taan par taan sargam par sargam
chaajaye bas ek masti hi masti ka aalam
aise me agar koi naar
aise me agar koi naar kiye singaar liye
tan me man me jhankaar naach na chaahe baarambaar magar
magar baithi ho manko maar to gaayak kare dhoom
to gaayak kare dhoom daud uthte rago me khoon bhool
aadab tod kaanoon
Bhare Darbaar Kare Tatkaar(3)
Ending Alaap
Aa.....Aa.....Aa............
Please note:
1)Names of raagas are enclosed in single inverted commas('...')
2)Names of notes are enclosed in double inverted commas("...")
Understanding the logic of the song:
This is for all those who found this song complicated to understand.
1)Saa se ni tak shudh swaro me hota raag Bilawal
For those learning Carnatic Bilawal is Shankarabharanam.
Aarohan:-Bilawal(Shankaraabharanam in Carnatic)
S R G M P D N S
Avarohan:-Bilawal(Shankaraabharanam in Carnatic)
S N D P M G R S
2)Re ko saa samjho to kaafi,gaa ni jisme komal.
This means if you substitute Re as Sa in Bilawal you get Kaafi
(Karaharapriya in Carnatic)
Arohan:
R G M P D N S R-Bilawal(Shankaraabharanam in Carnatic)
S R G M P D N S-Kaafi(Karaharapriya in Carnatic)
Avarohan:
R S N D P M G R-Bilawal(Shankaraabharanam in Carnatic)
S N D P M G R S-Kaafi(Karaharapriya in Carnatic)
3)Gaa ko Saa maano to Bhairavi
This means if you substitute Ga as Sa in Bilawal you get Bhairavi(Thodi in
Carnatic(actually it is sindhubhairavi but as per thodi as per chronology of notes.))
Arohan:
G M P D N S R G-Bilawal(Shankaraabharanam in Carnatic)
S R G M P D N S-Bhairavi(Thodi in Carnatic)
Avarohan:
G R S N D P M G-Bilawal(Shankaraabharanam in Carnatic)
S N D P M G R S-Bhairavi(Thodi in Carnatic)
4)Madhyam ko Saa maan chalo to Yaman Kalyan kahaaye
This means on substituting Ma as Sa in Bilawal you get Yaman Kalyani(Kalyani in Carnatic)
Arohan:
M P D N S R G M-Bilawal(Shankaraabharanam in Carnatic)
S R G M P D N S-Yaman Kalyani(Kalyani in Carnatic)
Avarohan:
M G R S N D P M-Bilawal(Shankaraabharanam in Carnatic)
S N D P M G R S- Yaman Kalyani(Kalyani in Carnatic)
5)Pancham Saa ho jaaye to aaye
Paa yadi saa hojaaye to aaye
raag khamaaj ka gnyaan
This means on substituting Pa as Sa in Bilawal you get
Khamaaj(Harikamboji in Carnatic)
Arohan:
P D N S R G M P-Bilawal(Shankaraabharanam in Carnatic)
S R G M P D N S-Khamaaj(Harikamboji in Carnatic)
Avarohan:
P M G R S N D P-Bilawal(Shankaraabharanam in Carnatic)
S N D P M G R S- Khamaaj(Harikamboji in Carnatic)
6)Dha Saa banaa jab dhaa sa bhai
Aasaavari Suhaavani
This means if you substitute Dha as Saa in Bilawal you get
Aasaavari(Natabhairavi in Carnatic).
Aarohan:
D N S R G M P D- Bilawal(Shankaraabharanam in Carnatic)
S R G M P D N S- Aasaavari(Natabhairavi in Carnatic)
Avarohan:
D P M G R S N D-Bilawal(Shankaraabharanam in Carnatic)
S N D P M G R S-Aasaavari(Natabhairavi in Carnatic)
7)Nee Nee Nee jab nee saa bani
do do madhyam par nahi pancham
This means if you substitute Ni as Sa in Bilawal(Shankaraabharanam in
Carnatic) you do not get any specific raaga.But you get a raaga with two
maa's without any paa.
Aarohan:
N S R G M P D N-Bilawal(Shankaraabharanam in Carnatic)
S R G M M D N S
Avarohan:
N D P M G R S N-Bilawal(Shankaraabharanam in Carnatic)
S N D M M G R S
Hope the logic is clear to you.Incase you have any doubts,please let me know.
Thanks
I heard this song on youtube and was thinking that it would be nice if somebody explained it to me. Your post was very helpful. Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteYesudas himself has found this to be a tough composition to render!
ReplyDeleteAmazing song.., change of scales rapidly amongst all the other complexity..!
One of the best /toughest songs in Indian Music!
This is the beauty of Sri Ravindra Jain's music who is perhaps one of the most under rated Musicians in our great country.This scale change technique is called Shrutibhedam in Carnatic Music and this concept is part of Indian Music on the whole.The great R D Burman has used this technique as interludes in many of his hit songs like 'Wada Karo Nahin' from Aa Gale Lagja and many more.
ReplyDeleteOnly yesudas sir can sing this song
ReplyDeleteReally, this Song was composed by GoD and sung by GoD Himself.
ReplyDeletePlease go to the link: https://youtu.be/26TOjRBBNoc
ReplyDeleteDear friends, it is my first attempt recorded using mobile, please don't compare with the original.
Your post actually made me to sing this song
Thanks a lot Balaram...You have made a decent attempt...Glad to know that my blog helped you with the same...God Bless...
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