Neer bharan kaise jaun
Lyrics, meaning and notation.
About this composition
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Raga | Tilak Kamod |
| Form | Chhota khayal |
| Tala | Teental |
Complete lyrics, transliteration and meanings
| Section | Original script | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sthayi | नीर भरन कैसे जाऊँ सखी अब | Nīr bharan kaise jāū̃ sakhī ab | Friend, how can I go to fetch water now? |
| Sthayi | डगर चलत मोसे करत रार अब | Ḍagar chalat mose karat rār ab | He quarrels with me as I walk along the path. |
| Antara | ऐसो चंचल चपल नटखट हट | Aiso chañchal chapal naṭkhaṭ haṭ | So restless, quick, mischievous and stubborn! |
| Antara | मानत न काहु की बात | Mānat na kāhu kī bāt | He listens to no one. |
| Antara | बिनती करत मैं गई रे हार अब | Binatī karat maĩ gaī re hār ab | I have worn myself out pleading. |
Word notes
Nir means water, dagar path and rar quarrel or troublesome confrontation. The speaker complains of unwanted interference. Manat na means does not heed, and hat means stubbornness.
Complete beat-aligned score
Rows begin at beat 9. Teental has sixteen beats, a wave on 9, claps on 13 and 5, and sam on 1. Sam is in the third division. The syllable row shows sung placement.
How to read this notation
Sa is the chosen reference pitch. Note signs used in this score:
R = shuddha Re; G = shuddha Ga; P = Pa; M = shuddha Ma; N = shuddha Ni; S = Sa; D = shuddha Dha.
↑ 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-beat durations are exact only where specified. Learn the execution of glides, graces and inflection by listening.
Within a grouped column, spaces separate beats; letters joined without spaces share a beat. The column heading states the beat numbers.
| Section / layer | 9–12 · wave | 13–16 · clap | 1–4 · sam | 5–8 · clap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sthayi 1 | R G R P |
M G N↓ S |
P↓ — N↓ S |
R G N↓ S |
| Syllables | नी — र भ |
र न कै से |
जा — ऊँ स |
खी — अ ब |
| Sthayi 2 | R M P D |
M P S↑ S↑ |
P D M GR |
G R N↓ S |
| Syllables | ड ग र च |
ल त मो से |
क र त रा |
— र अ ब |
Antara rows begin on sam.
| Section / layer | 1–4 · sam | 5–8 · clap | 9–12 · wave | 13–16 · clap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antara 1 · sam origin | M M P P |
N N N S↑ |
S↑ N N S↑ |
S↑ S↑ N S↑ |
| Syllables | ऐ सो चं च |
ल च प ल |
न ट ख ट |
ह ट म न |
| Antara 2 · sam origin | R↑ R↑ S↑ R↑ |
G N S↑ S↑ |
P N S↑ R↑ |
N D P — |
| Syllables | त न का हु |
की बा — त |
बि न ती क |
र त मैं — |
| Antara close · sam origin | PD PD M GR |
G R N↓ S |
· · · · |
· · · · |
| Syllables | ग ई रे हा |
— र अ ब |
· · · · |
· · · · |
Pickups, sam and return
The sthayi enters at beat 9 and reaches sam on ja of jaun. Antara rows begin on sam. The last eight beats close gai re haar ab; return with the eight-beat neer bharan pickup. To enter the antara after the sthayi close at beat 8, count to the next sam.
Learning sequence
First learn the lower Pa at the first sam and lower Ni in the closing phrases. Speak the text with the manat na word division. Count the beat-9 sthayi and sam-entry antara separately before joining them. Retain PD and GR as within-beat pairs, then connect the eight-beat antara close to the sthayi pickup.
Pitfalls
The antara starts on sam. Antara 2 beat 5 is middle Ga. The two PD pairs in the closing line occupy separate beats.