Raag: Yemen - Dhun madhur

This karna-priya raaga is known by various names Yemen, Emen, Kalyan etc. This is the main raaga in the Kalyan Thaat.

Swara set: teevra madhyam, rest all are shuddh swaras. It is a sampoorna-sampoorna raaga.

Aroh: sa re ga Ma pa dha ni sa

Avaroh: sa ni dha pa Ma ga ri sa

Vaadi-Samvaadi pair: ga-ni

Thaat: Kalyan

1 - Bandish - dhun madhur - [Taal - Teentaal (16-beat cycle) - Madhyalay]

Sthayee:
dhun madhur bansi ki baaj rahee
sunn sakala gopi sudh-budh bisari

Antara:
paniya bharan ko ghar se nikaso
bhool gayee jal bharan kaaj

Note: sam (pronounced sum - the first matra where the beat cycle starts) of the above bandish is located at baaj

2 - Bandish - bhajamann - [Taal - Teentaal (16-beat cycle) - Madhyalay]

Sthayee:

bhajamann ram naam sukhadayee

ghari ghari pal-pal avadhi bitat ab phir paache pachtaaye

Antara:

bhaiyee bandhu sab kutum(b) kabila

dekhat jiya lalchaaye

anta samay mein koi kaam na aawat

chatur kahe samjhaayee bhajamann

Notation Conventions

Namashkar,

Following are the notation conventions and their meanings in all the subsequent articles.

Swaras:

sa - Shadj
re - Rishabh
ga - Gandhar
ma - Madhyam
pa - Pancham
dha - Dhaivat
ni - Nishad

Prakriti Swaras:

sa, pa - Shadj and Pancham are known as Prakriti Swaras.

Shuddh madhyam and teevra madhyam:

ma - Shuddh madhyam
Ma - Teevra madhyam

Other shuddh swaras:

re, ga, dha, ni - Shuddh rishabh, Shuddh gandhar, Shuddh dhaivat and Shuddh nishad

Komal swaras:

re, ga, dha, ni - Komal rishabh, Komal gandhar, Komal dhaivat, Komal nishad

Mandra Saptak:

Komal swaras: re, ga, dha, ni
Shuddh swaras: re, ga, dha, ni
Prakriti swaras: sa, pa
Shuddh madhyam: ma
Teevra madhyam: Ma

Tara Saptak: Swaras are notated in italicized form.

Komal swaras: re, ga, dha, ni
Shuddh swaras: re, ga, dha, ni
Prakriti swaras: sa, pa
Shuddh madhyam: ma
Teevra madhyam: Ma