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Thursday, August 15, 2013

HINDI FILM:'TANSEN'(Unreleased)HAS A RAAGMALIKA,SUNG BY K.J.YESUDAS


TANSEN

AKBAR,TANSEN and  SWAMI HARIDAS

K.J.YESUDAS

RAVINDRA JAIN

Ravindra Jain

This is an unique raagmalika composed by music director Ravindra Jain in which  he has used various ragas in a sequence.These are: Kaafi, Bilawal,Kaafi,Bhairavi,Yaman Kalyan,Khammaj,Aasawari,Bahaar,Sohini,Darbari,Megh and Kaafi.The lyrics explaining the construction of various ragas when 'Shadaj' is replaced by another swar,is very interesting and this is written by Ravindra Jain himself.Because no lyricist or poet could write this  typical song based fully on the grammer of the ragas of Indian Classical Music.The film is unreleased therefore we do not know on whome this raagmalika is picturised.But as I feel this must be on Tansen himself.
Tansen's Samadhi,Gwalior(M.P.)
The lyrics of this raagmala is as follows:
Shadaj ne paya yeh vardan,
shadaj ne paya yeh vardan.
Koi bhi swar sa thahra kar,
gaa lo chatur sujaan...
shadaj ne paya yeh vardan,.......

Sa se ni tak shuddha swaron mein,
hota raag BILAWAL,ga ma re  ga  pa..
Re ko sa samjho to KAAFI,
ga ni jis mein komal,ni dha pa ma ga re..
Ga ko sa mano to BHAIRAVI ki hoti pehchan,
Shadaj ne paya yeh vardan,....

Aa aa..madhyam ko sa maan chalo to,
YAMAN KALYAN kahaye,ma dha re ni dha ni ma..
Shuddha swaron mein tivra madhyam
kaisi shobha paye,pancham sa ho jaye to aaye,
pa yadi sa ho jaye to aaye raag KHAMMAJ ka dhyan.
Shadaj ne paya yeh vardan...

Sa re pa pa dha re ga....
AASAWARI suhawani bhayee,dha sa dha sa re ga re ni,
gandhar dhaiwat nishad teeno hi komal,
meetha madhur swabhav chalan ke chanchal,
sun sun kar na bhare man pyasa dha sa bana jab dha sa,
sa re ga ma pa dha ni sa.
Ni ni ni..jab ni sa bani,do do madhyam par nahi pancham,
pancham ko tarse abhagini,ni ni....
bin ni ke neeki na BAHAAR.
Kahin komal kahin shuddha ye bankar, karti raagon ka shingar.

Saat swaron mein sabse oopar,
baithi mathey ki bindiya bankar,
suno gunijan phiki ni bin, Tansen ki taan,
shadaj ne paya yeh vardan..
O de ta na ne deem ta da na deem.....
O de ta na na deem ta da na deem....
Suye mana ke tera yaare wafadar manum,
Chakhda na da ke tera yaare kharidar manum.
O de ta na na deem ta na na deem..... 
Bol taal sur gum huye,har sunane wala jhoom uthey,
bol par bol,taan par taan,sargam par sargam,
chha jaaye bus ek masti  hi masti ka aalam.
Aise mein agar koi naar kiye singaar,
liye tan man mein ek jhankaar,
naachna chahe baarambaar,magar baithi ho man ko maar,
to gayak  kare dhoom,daud uthey ragon mein khoon,
bhool aadab,tod kanoon,bhare darbaar kare tatkaar,
bhare darbaar kare tatkaar..aa..aa..aa..aa..
                      
Tansen's Samadhi
The 'mukhada' of this ragmala "shadaj ne paya yeh vardan.."is composed in raga Kafi.The part"suno gunijan.." is in raga Sohini and" Tansen ki taan.."in raga Darbari.The concluding part of tarana is composed in ragas Megh and Kafi.

Monday, January 26, 2009

RAAGMALIKA IN HINDI FILM : AALAP (1977)


KUMARI FAIYYAZ


YESUDAS
JAIDEV
A SCENE FROM THE FILM
Film आलाप  (1977) had music as its central theme and its music was composed by veteran music director जयदेव . In the story hero (अमिताभ  बच्चन ) alongwith the heroine(रेखा ) is learning music from an old lady( छाया  देवी ), who was named as Sarju Bai a state singer from Kashi(Varanasi) living in the same city.This was a proper situation for a Raagmalika. Jaidev composed very melodious bandishes in the voices of singers:मधुरानी  फैजाबादी , येसुदास  and कुमारी फैय्याज  .The First song  was composed in राग  यमन .It begins in the voice of Madhurani Faizabadi;
" नयी री लगन और मीठी बतियाँ,
   पिया जाने और जिया मोरा जाने सखी |
   किस  किस  बात  पे  धड़के छतियाँ ,
   पिया जाने और जिया मोरा जाने सखी ,
   नयी री  लगन और ..." 
 येसुदास continues learning ,singing;
 "बाल भी उलझे है ,सपने भी||
   दूजे लागे है अपने भी ||
   हो गए हम क्यों ऐसे दीवाने ||
   पिया जाने और जिया मोरा जाने सखी,
   नयी री लगन और ......". 
 The second composition was a होरी:
  'एसो  ढीठ  लंगर  करे  बरजोरी,
   और करो री,
   निबल  निडर न माने ,
   न माने,न माने ,
   ऐसो ढीठ लंगर करे बरजोरी .....'
composed in राग  विहाग ,picturised on a holi scene during    their music learning period.
The third song was:
 ‘कागा  जा , जा  जा  जा  रे |
  जा रे कागा जा ।।
  ला  दे मोरे  पिया  को संदेसवा ||
  कागा जा …’ 
in राग  भैरवी .
The music learning continues with another melody in राग  पटदीप :
 ‘ पिया  नाही आये  आये ,
   मोरी आली  कैसे करे मन समझाउं|
   पिया नहीं आये .....".
 This रागमालिका  concludes with a sweet melody:
 "बरसे  बदरिया  सावन  की ||
   सावन  में  उमग्यो  मेरो  मनवा ,
   भनक  सुनी पिया आवन  की ||
   उमड़ घुमड़ चहुँ दिसि से आयो,
   बिजुरी चमके झर लावन की ||
   बरसे बदरिया सावन की ...||"
 sung in राग  सूर  मल्हार.giving an effect of  भजन  singing. I think this is one of the last few Raagmalikas composed by any music director of Hindi films.The ending part of the raagmalika is not available in this video clip.