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
