Raga Tilang http://www.gurmatsangeetproject.com/Recordings/BostonChapterChildren/kids%20-%20sadho%20gobind%20ke%20gun%20gavoh.mp3 Percussions : 16 Beats (219-15)
ga-orhee mehlaa 9
Gauree, Ninth Mehl
saaDho gobind kay gun gaava-o.
Holy Saadhus: sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.
maanas janam amolak paa-i-o birthaa kaahi gavaava-o. ||1|| rahaa-o.
You have obtained the priceless jewel of this human life; why are you uselessly wasting it? ||1||Pause|
patit puneet deen banDh har saran taahi tum aava-o.
He is the Purifier of sinners, the Friend of the poor. Come, and enter the Lord's Sanctuary.
gaj ko taraas miti-o jih simrat tum kaahay bisraava-o. ||1||
Remembering Him, the elephant's fear was removed; so why do you forget Him? ||1||
taj abhimaan moh maa-i-aa fun bhajan raam chit laava-o.
Renounce your egotistical pride and your emotional attachment to Maya; focus your consciousness on the Lord's meditation.
naanak kahat mukatpanth ih gurmukh ho-ay tum paava-o. ||2||5||
Says Nanak, this is the path to liberation. Become Gurmukh, and attain it. ||2||5||
Explanations of Raag Tilang: This exceedingly sweet ("karNapriya") raga is attained to by dropping R and D from Raga Khamaj. The surviving auDav contour assumes the following form: S G M P N S"::S" n P M G SBut a mere scale does not a raga make. Tilang's highlights are summarized below: G M P n P M G, S G M P N S" n P G M GNotice how avarohi movement drops M and embraces P-G in the second instance. A momentary hint of Bihag through G M P N is eradicated by subsequent construction. G M P n P N S", P N S" G" S" N S"R"NS" n P G M G The rishab is verboten in textbook Tilang but it is common practice to deploy it in the tAra saptak. Tilang Thaat Khamaj Prahar
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Aaroha
S - G - m - P - N - S'
Vaadi
G
Avroha
S' - n - P - m - G - S
Samvaadi
N
Pakad
m - P - N - S' - n - P - G - m - S
Jaati
Audav - Audav
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