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