Pyari pyari akhiyan Radhe ki
Lyrics, meaning and notation.
About this composition
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Raga | Bihag |
| Form | Chhota khayal |
| Tala | Teental · 16 beats |
| Tempo | Drut |
Complete lyrics, transliteration and meanings
| Section | Original script | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sthayi | प्यारी प्यारी अखियाँ राधे की सखि | Pyaari pyaari akhiyan Raadhe ki sakhi | Radha’s lovely eyes, my friend, |
| Sthayi | मोह लियो मन मोहन की सखि | Moh liyo man Mohan ki sakhi | have captivated Mohan’s heart, my friend. |
| Antara | मेरो मोहन अत ही बारो | Mero Mohan at hi baaro | My Mohan is so young. |
| Antara | देखत ही उलझा लेगी सखि | Dekhat hi uljhaa legi sakhi | At a glance she will draw him into attachment, my friend. |
Word notes
Sakhi addresses a companion and Mohan names Krishna. Baaro means young here.
Complete beat-aligned score
Teental has claps at 1, 5 and 13 and a wave at 9. Every row below retains sixteen beat positions. The separate syllable row shows where the words fit; it is not an additional melodic row.
How to read this notation
Sa is the chosen reference pitch. Note signs used in this score:
N = shuddha Ni; S = Sa; G = shuddha Ga; M = shuddha Ma; P = Pa; D = shuddha Dha; R = shuddha Re.
↑ marks the upper octave and ↓ the lower octave; an unmarked note is in the middle octave.
Each separate beat position is one matra. Joined notes fall within that beat. — continues the previous sound; · is an unsung position. Padding before an entry or after a close does not add another cycle.
Within a grouped column, spaces separate beats; letters joined without spaces share a beat. The column heading states the beat numbers.
Parentheses mark a grace leading into the next principal note, without adding a beat.
¦ marks a phrase separation, not an octave change or extra beat.
Within-beat durations are exact only where specified. Learn the execution of glides, graces and inflection by listening.
| Section / layer | 1 2 3 4 · sam | 5 6 7 8 · clap | 9 10 11 12 · wave | 13 14 15 16 · clap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sthayi pickup | · · · · |
· · · · |
—N↓ S G M |
P P N — |
| Syllables | · · · · |
· · · · |
—pya ri pya ri |
a khi yaa — |
| Sthayi cycle 1 | S↑ — N —(D) |
P (P)G M G¦ |
—P — G M |
G —¦ N↓ S |
| Syllables | ra — dhe —(e) |
ki i-i sa khi¦ |
—mo — ha li |
yo — ma na |
| Sthayi cycle 2 | P — G M |
G — S S¦ |
N↓ S G M |
P P N — |
| Syllables | mo — ha na |
ki — sa khi¦ |
pyaa ri pyaa ri |
a khi yaa — |
| Sthayi close | S↑ — N —(D) |
P (P)G M G¦ |
· · · · |
· · · · |
| Syllables | ra — dhe —(e) |
ki i-i sa khi¦ |
· · · · |
· · · · |
| Antara pickup | · · · · |
· · · · |
P — N — |
S↑ — S↑ S↑¦ |
| Syllables | · · · · |
· · · · |
me — ro — |
mo — ha na |
| Antara cycle | —N S↑ R↑ S↑ |
N P S↑ N¦ |
P — G M |
P — N N |
| Syllables | —a ta hi i |
baa a ro o¦ |
de — kha ta |
hi — u la |
| Antara close | S↑ — N —(D) |
P (P)G M G¦ |
· · · · |
· · · · |
| Syllables | jhaa — le —(e) |
gi i-i sa khi¦ |
· · · · |
· · · · |
Pickups, sam and section joins
Both sections enter at beat 9 and close after beat 8. The sthayi reaches sam on raa of Radhe; the antara on a of at. An initial — connects or continues the sound within the pickup, not an extra beat. To start independently, sing the note within that cell. After the close, return or enter the next section at beat 9.
Learning sequence
Read the four lines. Learn the lower-Ni pickup and upper-Sa sam, followed by the Dha grace after held Ni. Learn the contrasting antara pickup and eight-beat close. Count the beat-9 joins.