Kirtan with English sub-titles

namjap · #1 (**permalink**) 02-08-2007, 04:57 PM

Raag Yaman Kalyan in Gurbani Kirtan

While you are listening to kirtan video clips with English Transliterations, you might want to identify the particular raag in which it's being sung.

The professional musicians will always attempt to sing the shabad in the prescribed raag. But most amateurs could sing the shabad in any raag which they feel comfortable.

During this learning process, that I'm attempting to take you through, other music clips of the same raag will be provided for you to identify this raag from the similarities.
These short lessons are good for both adults and children and especially beneficial to those who want to learn how to play the harmonium by hearing it.

This is raag Kalyan. While you listen to it, below the meanings of the shabad :

Raag Kalyan (audio) : http://www.sawf.org/audio/kalyan/lata_gurbani.ram

Shabad Transliteration:
Gaurhee Guru Amar Das

mil maerae preethamaa jeeo thudhh bin kharee nimaanee ||
Meet me, O my Dear Beloved. Without You, I am totally dishonored.

mai nainee needh n aavai jeeo bhaavai ann n paanee ||
Sleep does not come to my eyes, and I have no desire for food or water.

paanee ann n bhaavai mareeai haavai bin pir kio sukh paaeeai ||
I have no desire for food or water, and I am dying from the pain of separation. Without my Husband Lord, how can I find peace?

gur aagai karo binanthee jae gur bhaavai jio milai thivai milaaeeai ||
I offer my prayers to the Guru; if it pleases the Guru, He shall unite me with Himself.

aapae mael leae sukhadhaathaa aap miliaa ghar aaeae ||
The Giver of peace has united me with Himself; He Himself has come to my home to meet me.

naanak kaaman sadhaa suhaagan naa pir marai n jaaeae ||4||2||
O Nanak, the soul-bride is the everlasting Lord's wife; her Husband Lord never dies and He shall never leave. ||4||2||

Explanations on Raag Kalyan for beginners (text) : Raga Kalyan - we shall use the name interchangeably with Yaman. As the preeminent night-time Raga, Yaman embodies considerable gravitas. No other Raga has cut so wide a swathe across all genres of music and no other Raga has purchased so viselike a hold on the Indian's thoughts and feelings. Every child embarking on a preliminary study of classical music brings with her a working familiarity of Kalyan obtained through folk and other sources. Yaman has come to be acknowledged as the touchstone among classical musicians in calibrating a peer's quality and depth, its mastery deemed a sine qua non for any serious student. The magnitude and extent of Yaman's reach impel us to offer here a substantial listening experience both in the realm of the 'light' and the classical. In the posse of clips that follows, the Yaman and Yaman Kalyan instances are commingled.

Other Videos/Audio on same raga :
Aaj moray aaye hain
Man Chaao Bhaya Praph Aagam Sunya
Gun Naad Gun Aanand
Har Har Simro Sant Gopala 1
Har Har Simro Sant Gopala 2
Bin kartar na kirtan mano
Gur ke charan ji ka nistara
Kaun bidh ta ki kaha karu
Sajan tere charan ki
Gun naad dhun anad bhed
Har jee mata har ji pita
Mere hiyre ratan nam har vasiya
Mere lalan ki sobha

Explanation of Raag Kalyan - Theory for Amateurs (Audio)
http://www.sawf.org/audio/kalyan/jha_kalyanspeak.ram

Kindly browse through all the pages of this thread for the various Raags.

Santokh Singh
(previous username : begum)

aad0002 · #2 (**permalink**) 02-08-2007, 07:50 PM

Begum ji,

As a total kirtan addict (to the extent that people run in the other direction when they see me because they don't want to talk about it any more) you have no idea what gift you have given. Please sustain this thread for just a while. That RealPlayer clip was so beautiful and CLEAR, CLEAR, CLEAR.

More than BTW -- you are using the Internet creatively by bringing information and different media together within an interactive structure.

Anyway, this is really great! Are you going to add a new lesson every so many days?

aad0002 · #3 (**permalink**) 02-08-2007, 07:58 PM

Begum,

Watched the YouTube clip #1. Who was the featured player? And was the video made in a music studio? Really nice.

Surinder Kaur Cheema · #4 (**permalink**) 02-08-2007, 08:40 PM

aad ji this is the description on that video-

Added: December 19, 2006
From: manavk
Bandish: Pal Pal Mori

Maiya Singh, my ... Bandish: Pal Pal Mori

Maiya Singh, my teacher, Testing out a friend's New Saaj/SaaZ (whatever.Same meaning-different dialect).

I'm on tabla.

A TarShehnai is an Esraj with a horn attachment that produces the high Shehnai type sound.

An Esraj is basically a variation of the Dilruba. It's like a hybrid Sitar + Sarangi .

namjap · #5 (**permalink**) 02-08-2007, 08:49 PM

Raag Bilawal:
http://www.ggssc.net/download.php?cmd=download&id=280&exp=395&open=no&P HPSESSID=c7f7a63c2d60f37ac782d1524bcdb471

(802-18)
bilaaval mehlaa 5.
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

bikhai ban feekaa ti-aag ree sakhee-ay naam mahaa ras pee-o.
Renounce the tasteless water of corruption, O my companion, and drink in the supreme nectar of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

bin ras chaakhay bud ga-ee saglee sukhee na hovat jee-o.
Without the taste of this nectar, all have drowned, and their souls have not found happiness.

maan mahat na sakat hee kaa-ee saaDhaa daasee thee-o.
You have no honor, glory or power - become the slave of the Holy Sadhus.

naanak say dar sobhaavantay jo parabh apunai kee-o. ||1||
O Nanak, they alone look beautiful in the Court of the Lord, whom the Lord has made His Own. ||1||

Explanation:
http://www.sawf.org/audio/bilawal/jha_bilawalanga.ram

Bilawal, Alahaiya

Thaat
Bilawal
Prahar
1 (6am - 9am)
Aaroha
S - GR - G - P - ND - N - S'
Vaadi
D
Avroha
S' - N - D - n - D - P - m - G - m - R - S
Samvaadi
G
Pakad
G - P - D - n - S', S' - N - D - n - D - P - m - G - m - R - S
Jaati
Shadav - Sampoorna

Other Videos/Audios of Raag Bilawal

Bolo bhaiya ram nam
Das tere ki benti
Dhiro dekh tumhare ranga
Mohan nind na aaveh 2
Mohan neend na aavai havai 2
Barse megh sakhi
Hou balihari jou prabh dhiavat (Harmindr Kaur, Mohinder Kaur)

Surinder Kaur Cheema · #6 (**permalink**) 03-08-2007, 02:28 AM

Respected Begum Ji,

The following is the list of Raagas and varients of Raagas in Dhan Dhan Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

people do use different Raagas though for their own conveienace (may be it is easier for them to sing), i guess it is up to you to post it or not.

The entire Bani of the Dhan Dhan Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji has been classified under 31 main Raagas.
Sri(Panna 14-93), Maanjh(Panna 94-150), Gauree(Panna 151-346), Aasaa(Panna 347-488), Gujree(Panna 489-526 ), Devghandhaaree(Panna 527-536), Bihaagraa(Panna 537-556), Wadhans(Panna 557-594), Sorath(Panna 595-659), Dhanaasree(Panna 660-695), Jaitsree( Panna 696-710), Todee(Panna 711-718), Bairaaree(Panna 719-720), Tilang(Panna 721-727), Suhee(Panna 728-794), Bilaawal(Panna 795-858), Gaund(Panna 859-875), Raamkalee(Panna 876-974), Nat Naaraayan(Panna 975-983), Maalee Gauraa(Panna 984-988), Maaroo(Panna 989-1106), Tukhaaree(Panna 1107-1117), Kedaaraa(Panna 1118-1124), Bhairav(Panna 1125-1167), Basant(Panna 1168-1196), Saarang(Panna 1197-1253), Malhaar(Panna 1254-1293), Kaanraa(Panna 1294-1318), Kalyaan(Panna 1319-1326), Parbhaatee(Panna 1327-1351), and Jaijawantee(Panna 1352-1359)

No raaga- Panna 1-13, 1360-1430.
Besides these 31 main Raagas, there are some variants of Raagas.
Gauree Guaareree, Gauree Dakhanee, Gauree Chetee, Gauree Deepkee, Gauree Poobee, Gauree Maanjh, Gauree Poobee Deeplee, Gauree Sulakhanee, Gauree Maalvaas, Gauree Maalaa, Gauree Bairaagan, Gauree Sorath,
Wadhans Dakhanee,
Tilang Kaafee,
Suhee Kaafee, Suhee Lalit,
Bilaaval Dakhanee, Bilaaval Gaund, Bilaaval Mangal,
Raamkalee Dakhanee,
Maroo Kafee, Maaroo Dakhanee,
Basant Hindol,
Kalyaan Bhoopaalee,
Praabhaatee Dakhanee, and Praabhaatee Bibhaas.
Each Raaga offers a unique relationship to human moods and feelings. There is a seasonal allocation to different raagas, as Malhaar and Megha Raagas, are sung in the rainy season, in the spring the Basant Raaga, There is time allocation to all the ragas as well. Daily twenty-four hour timing cycle when divided in eight Pahars (each Pahar is approximately three hours)-:
6 AM - 9AM: Bilaaval, Devgandhaaree
9 AM - 12 PM: Saarang, Suhee, Bilaaval, Gujree, Goaud, Todee
12 PM - 3 PM: Vadhans, Maaroo, Dhanaasaree
3 PM - 6 PM: Maanjh, Gauree, Tilang, Tukharee
6 PM - 9 PM: Sri Raaga, Basant, Maalee Gauraa, Jaitsree, Kedaaraa, Kalyaan
9 PM - 12 AM: Bihaagra, Nat Naraayan, Sorath, Malhaar, Kaanraa, Jaijawantee
12 AM - 3 AM: No Raaga is allocated to this one
3AM - 6AM: Aasaa, Raamkalee, Bhairav, Parbhaatee

humbly asking for everybody's forgiveness

just adding- Shabad sung by Lata ji(link you gave), she sung it in Raag Kalyaan, BUT IN DHAN DHAN SIRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI -it is in raag GAUREE............

namjap · #7 (**permalink**) 03-08-2007, 09:49 PM

Raag Bhairav
http://www.ggssc.net/download.php?cmd=download&id=289&exp=395&open=no&P HPSESSID=c7f7a63c2d60f37ac782d1524bcdb471

(1136-6)
bhairo mehlaa 5
Bhairao, Fifth Mehl

oothat sukhee-aa baithat sukhee-aa.
Standing up, I am at peace; sitting down, I am at peace.

bha-o nahee laagai jaaN aisay bujhee-aa. ||1||
I feel no fear, because this is what I understand. ||1||

raakhaa ayk hamaaraa su-aamee.
The One Lord, my Lord and Master, is my Protector.

sagal ghataa kaa antarjaamee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of all Hearts. ||1||Pause||

so-ay achintaa jaag achintaa.
I sleep without worry, and I awake without worry.
jahaa kahaaN parabh tooN vartantaa. ||2||

You, O God, are pervadingeverywhere. ||2||

ghar sukh vasi-aa baahar sukh paa-i-aa.
I dwell in peace in my home, and I am at peace outside.

kaho naanak gur mantar drirh-aa-i-aa. ||3||2||
Says Nanak, the Guru has implanted His Mantra within me. ||3||2||

Bhairav

Thaat
Bhairav
Prahar
1 (6am - 9am)
Aaroha
S - r - G - m - P - d - N - S'
Vaadi
d
Avroha
S' - N - d - P - m - G - r - S
Samvaadi
r
Pakad
G - m - P - d - d - P - m - G - r - r - S
Jaati
Sampoorna - Sampoorna

Other Videos/Audio of Raag Bhairov
http://sarangi.info/sarangi/ragamala/d01bhairov.wma (Explanation and performance)
Sabhay ghat ram rama bolay
Rakha ek kamara swami
Lagi preet sujaan sio
Dhan Dhan Oh Ram Ben Baaje
Pratpal prabh kripal kavan gun gani
Taiso hi mai dith jaisa satgur sunida

namjap · #8 (**permalink**) 03-08-2007, 10:31 PM

Raag Todi
We started with Raag Kalyan in the earlier posting, and now we will listen, view and discuss on Raag Todi.

Raag Todi (audio) :
Click here > Detecting your Computer Configuration ...
( If " file not found" icon appears, click OK, and wait a while)

Gurbani Transliteration :

todee mehlaa 5 ghar 2 dupday(713-6)
Todee, Fifth Mehl, Second House, Du-Padas:

maaga-o daan thaakur naam.
I beg for the Gift of Your Celestial Name, O my Lord and Master.

avar kachhoo mayrai sang na chaalai milai kirpaa gun gaam. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Nothing else shall go along with me in the end; by Your Grace, please allow me to sing Your Glorious Praises. ||1||Pause||

raaj maal anayk bhog ras sagal tarvar kee chhaam.
Power, wealth, various pleasures and enjoyments, all are just like the tree's shadow.

Dhaa-ay Dhaa-ay baho biDh ka-o Dhaavai sagal niraarath kaam. ||1||
Man runs, runs, runs around in many directions, but all of his pursuits are useless. ||1||

bin govind avar jay chaaha-o deesai sagal baat hai khaam.
If you desire anything other than the Lord of the Universe, all those desires are transitory.

kaho naanak sant rayn maaga-o mayro man paavai bisraam. ||2||1||6||
Says Nanak, I beg the company of Enlightened ones, so that my mind may find peace and tranquility. ||2||1||6||

Explanation on Todi :
Raga Todi is known variously as Miyan ki Todi, Shuddha Todi and Darbari Todi. The kernel of Raganga Todi is embodied in the following tonal strip:

S, r<->g, g r, S
This represents the Raga signature.

Short Explanation of Theory: http://www.sawf.org/audio/todi/jha_todianga.ram

A ragini of Dipak in the Ragmala, Todi is today the head of a thata. It is considered one of the most important of the north Indian ragas. Todi was used by the Gurus for 32 hymns. This is a raga for the late morning hours and the mood is gentle, with an aura of adoration. The texts composed to this raga emphasize that no matter what problems man meets or what worldly affairs distract the mind, devotion to the Lord brings one back to the path of release from worldliness. Generally used for singing praises of noble men and kings, this raga was quite popular at Akbar’s Court. Tansen sang Mian-ki-todi praise of Emperor Akbar. The Gurus, however, used this raga to sing the praises of God. Guru Arjan Dev Ji sang as follows:
“I have just one God, my Lord; I know no other.
The Lord’s praise is my way of life, occupation and caste;
Hearing the kirtan of the Lord, I feel great joy”[10].

Commonly Used Variations of Todi

Todi
Joban jande naa daraa
Mai gobind puja kaha lai charavoh

Gujri Todi
Tu data jiyan sabh na ka
Jagat jalanda rakh le apni kirpa dhar

Desi Todi
Amrit Pivoh Sadaa Chir Jivoh
Hou Vaar Vaar Jaoun
Aaj more aaye hain

namjap · #9 (**permalink**) 05-08-2007, 10:01 PM

Raga Asavari
Listen to Raag Asavari played in Teentaal (16 beats) :
Click here >Bisar Gayee Sabh Tat Parayee

English Transliteration of Shabad:

kaanrhaa mehlaa 5.
Kaanraa, Fifth Mehl:

bisar ga-ee sabh taat paraa-ee.
I have totally forgotten my jealousy of others,

jab tay saaDhsangat mohi paa-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
since I found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||Pause||

naa ko bairee nahee bigaanaa sagal sang ham ka-o ban aa-ee. ||1||
No one is my enemy, and no one is a stranger. I get along with everyone. ||1||

jo parabh keeno so bhal maani-o ayh sumat saaDhoo tay paa-ee. ||2||
Whatever God does, I accept that as good. This is the sublime wisdom I have obtained from the Holy. ||2||

sabh meh rav rahi-aa parabh aykai paykh paykh naanak bigsaa-ee. ||3||8||
The One God is pervading in all. Gazing upon Him, beholding Him, Nanak blossoms forth in happiness. ||3||8||

Raag Asavari Explained : http://www.sawf.org/audio/asavari/jha_asavarispeak.ram

Raga Asawari -
Asawari is an independent raga, but its links with raga Asa is found only in Sikh School of music. It has note 'dha' as most popular note and note 'ga' as the second most popular note.
In Avrohi, notes ga, dha and ni are soft (komal) rest of the notes are sharp (tever)

The Aroha/avaroha set for the r-only Asavari is:
S r M P (n)d, (n)d S" :: S", r" n d P, d M P (M)g, r S

Other Videos/Audios in Raag Asavari :
Har ka bilvna bilovo mere bhai
Jithe jaiye bahiye bhalaa kahiye
Vidya vichari ta parupkari
Bin tudh hor je mangna
Hou andin har nam kirtan karo (Bhai Gupal Singh)
Raj leela tere nam banai
Mai moro pritam ram batavoh ri mai
He Gobind Hey Gopal Hey Dyal Lal
Laag phiryeyo tan