Hamsadhvani Varnam - western notation and download

Name: Hamsadhwani (or Hamsadhvani) varnam.
Literary Name: JalajAkshi...
(For literature, please listen to vocals available on net.)
Genre: Carnatic Music, South Indian Music.
Tune (Raga): Hamsadhwani
Author and composer: Manambuchavadi Venkata Subba Ayyar.
Tala: Adi tAlam. 4 beat.
' indicates higher octave, tAra saptakam. high or treble.
_ indicates lower octave, mandra saptakam. low or bass.
cdefgab = sarigamapadani in madhya saptakam. Medium.


Stanza 1: (called pallavi)
e,,,d,,, c,,,,,,, b_,c,d,e,d,d,c,b_, c,d,c,c,b,g,b,c, d,g,,,b,,,c,,,d, e,d,c,b,c,d,g,b, c,d,e,g,e,b,g,,, c',b,c',d',,,c',b, g,g,e,,,d,,,c,,,d,

Stanza 2 (called anu pallavi)
g,e,d,c,b,c,d,,, e,,,d,d,c,c,b,g, b,c,d,e,,,,c,e,d, e,g,,,,b,c',,,,,,, d',c',b,g,b,c',d',e', c',d',e',g',e',d',c',b, d',d',,,c', b,g,g,e,,,d,c,b, g_,b_,c,d,

Stanza 3 (called muktayi or muktayimpu)
e,,,d,e,d,c,d,,, b_,c,d,e,d,d,c,b_, d,,,,b_,e,d,b,c,d, g,b_,c,d,e,,,,,,,g, e,d,c,d,,,,e,g_,b_, d,e,g_,b_,c,d,e,g, g,b_,c,d,,,,e,g,b, d,e,g,b,c',,,,,,,d', d',c',b,g,,,,b,e',d', c',b,,,,g,b',c',d',e', g,,,b,c',,,,d',e',d', g,b,c',d,e',d',b,d', e',g',e',d',c',b,c',d', c',b,g,e,d,e,g,b, e',d',,,,c, b,g,d',c',,,,b,g,e,,,,d,c,d,


repeat in fast tempo (called paikAlam)
e,d,c,,,, b_cdeddcb_
cdccbgbc dg,b,c,d
edcbcdgb cdegebg,
c'bc'd',c'b gge,d,c,d

gedcbcd, e,ddccbg
bcde,,,ced eg,,,bc',,,,
d'c'bgbc'd'e' c'd'e'g'e'd'c'b
d'd',c' bgge,dcb g_b_cd

e,dedcd, b_cdeddcb_
d,,,b_edbcd gb_cde,,,,g

edcd,,,eg_b_ deg_b_cdeg
gb_cd,,,egb degbc',,,,d'

d'c'bg,,,be'd' c'b,,,gb'c'd'e'
g,bc',,,d'e'd' gbc'de'd'bd'

e'g'e'd'c'bc'd' c'bgedegb
e'd',,,c bgd'c',,,bge,,,dcd
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stanza 4 (called 'charanam')
b,,,,,,,,,,c',d',cbgged
e,,,,edcd, dcb'cde,g

stanza 4 repeat
b,,,,,,,,,,c',d',cbgged
e,,,,edcd, dcb'cde,g

steccato 1 called cittasvaras



b,,,,g,,,,e,,,d,,,c,b, g,,,,d,,,,b,,,,c,d,,,e,g
b,,,,g,,,,e,,,d,,,c,b, g,,,,d,,,,b,,,,c,d,,,e,g

stanza 4 repeat

b,,,,,,,,,,c',d',cbgged e,,,,edcd, dcb'cde,g

steccato 2 called cittasvaras


b,gedcd, edcb'g,,,db',,,edb' g'b'cd, ,deb cdeg
b,gedcd, edcb'g,,,db',,,edb' g'b'cd, ,deb cdeg

stanza 4 repeat

b,,,,,,,,,,c',d',cbgged
e,,,,edcd, dcb'cde,g
steccato 3 called cittasvaras


bgedbedb_ g_b_g_cb_d_ce dgeb gc'bd' bedb dbge gbc'd'e' egb cdde gbc'b e'd'c'b gdcb' gedb' cdeg
bgedbedb_ g_b_g_cb_d_ce dgeb gc'bd' bedb dbge gbc'd'e' egb cdde gbc'b e'd'c'b gdcb' gedb' cdeg
stanza 4 repeat

b,,,,,,,,,,c',d',cbgged ,s!, e,,,,edcd, dcb'cde,g

steccato 4 called cittasvaras

c',,,,,,,,,,bd' c'bge dcde , g,,,,,,,,,,c'b gedc degb , c'd',,,b dbgegd,,,e gedc
db,,,e dgeb degb c',,,, , bgeg,,,,de gb,,,e gbc'd' , gbc'd' ,e'bc' be'd'd' b,gb , e'd',,,b c'd'g'e',d'c'b g'bc'd' , c',,,,g,,,,bg edcb_ cdeg
stanza 4 repeat

b,,,,,,,,,,c',d',cbgged
e,,,,edcd, dcb'cde,g,


Important: Some errors have crept into the above notation as well as the mp3 file provided as free download. I am trying to correct them. It will take some time. Pl. bear with me.