Prabha’t Sam’giita – A very thorough and detailed history about – Style, Raga , Taal, Language and musical scales

Prabha’t Sam’giita

*A very thorough and detailed history about – Style, Raga , Taal, Language and musical scales *

Baba’s contribution for spiritual and music world

Prabháta Saḿgiita also known as Songs of a New Dawn or Prabhat’s Songs, are the collection of songs composed by Baba ( Sh. Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar ).

Baba composed a total of 5,018 songs. while most songs are in the Bengali language, some are in Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, Magahi, Maithili and Angika including the lyrics and tune.

Baba composed the first Prabhat samgiita

‘Bandhu he niye calo’

in Bengali on 14 September 1982 at Deoghar, India. He continued composing songs until his physical departure on 21 October 1990. During that eight years, Baba composed a total of 5,018 prabhat samgiits.

The last prabhat samgiit,

Ámrá gaŕe nova gurukul,

was composed on 20 October 1990, one day before his physical departure.

Variety of Themes

• Devotional

• Mystical love

• Seasons

• Ecology

• Social consciousness

• Marching
• Krs’n’a

• Shiva

Languages Used

Bengali
-Sanskrit– Hindi
– English– Urdu
– Maghai
– Maithili
– Angika

Some Genres of Prabhat Samgiit

• Kiirtan songs
• Tappa songs
• Thumri songs
• Gazal songs
• Kawali songs
• Baul songs• Jhumur songs

Kiirtan Song numbers 138 -150 Pada Kiirtan
• 138- A’MI,JEDIKETA’KA’IHERIORU’PAKEVAL

• 139-TUMIESECHILENIIRAVANISHIITHE

• 141-SEJEA’KA’SHESA’GARE

Tappa Style

• 227 – SHONO GO, SHONO GO, SHONO GO, DHARA’VA’SII

Thumri Style

• 1419 – O, SE MADHURATA’ MA’KHA’ SHYA’M RA’Y

• 3481 – MANANE ESO PRIYA MOR

Ghazal Style

• 212-NIIRAVARA’TETOMA’RISA’THE

• 1187-TOMA’RIPRIITITEGAR’A’

Kawali (Qawwali) Style in Prabhata Samgiita

• 25-DUNIYA’VA’LON,TA’KATERAHO

• 206-MANERA’NKHISATATARA’KHI

• 223-CHANDECHANDETOMA’RILIILA’

Baul Style in Prabhata Samgiita
•6 – BANDHU A’MAR, BANDHU A’MA’R

•494 – TOMA’R, BHA’VAT’I BHEVE METECHE JE MAN

911 – A’MA’R GRA’ME JA’IO RE BANDHU

•919 – TOMA’R NA’ME GA’NE HOYECHI TANMAYA

4635 – KA’JAL KA’LO MEGHER DEKHE, KRS’N’A

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Jhumur Style in Prabhata Samgiita
•468 – MORA’ MUKTA BHU’MIR MEYE

•476 – VIHA’N KA’LE TA’LE TA’LE VAN KE JA’VA’R KA’LE ELI GO

•479 – JOR’ETE HAR’AKA’ NA’ME NAMALO PRA’N’E DH’AL

•490 – BHA’LGO, AJA’NA’ PATHIK EK DESH KE ESECHE

•3910 – TU’ JAKHAN A’S CHILI MU’R GHAR KE RE NIT’HUR

4245 – RA’R’HER E LA’L MA’T’I

Indian Musical Scale used in Prabhat Samgiit
Komal (flat – b) – Re-Ga-Dha-Ni
Shuddh (natural) – Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, NI, Sa’

Tivra (sharp – #) – Ma

Examples of Raga in some Prabhata Samgiita

• Bihag 1002 – TUMI JE BA’SATE BHA’LO BHULONA‘

• Bhairavi4673 – BHAJA RE IS’T’A NA’M, MAN A’MA’R

• Malkauns34 – TOMA’R NAYAN TALE SAB KICHU NECE CALE

• Yaman 1565 – VAJRA KAT’HORA KUSUM KORAKA

Examples of Taal in some Prabhata Samgiita
• Dadra40 – CAMPAKA BANE DAKHINA’ PABANE

• Kaharva6 – BANDHU A’MA’R BANDHU A’MA’R