Hameer
Hameer is a nocturnal Hindustani classical raga nominally placed in Kalyan thaat. All the (shuddha swaras (natural notes) along with (teevra madhyam (F#) are used in it. Generally, its vaadi swar (the most used, principal note of a raga on which a pause may be taken) is dhaivat (A natural) and the samavaadi swar (the second-most used important note assisting the vaadi swar) is gandhar (E natural). However, some exponents consider the vaadi swar to be pancham (G natural) as Hameer is mainly sung in the upper half of an octave and is nocturnal. Pancham is not taken in the aaroh but is taken in avroh. Its jati is "Shadav Sampurn". "Vadi Svar" is Dhaivat (Dh) and Samvadi Swar is Gandhar.
Thaat | Kalyan |
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Time of day | Early night, 9–12[1] |
Arohana | S G M D N Ṡ[1] |
Avarohana | Ṡ N D P M̄ P G M R S[1] |
Vadi | Dha |
Samavadi | Ga |
Synonym |
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Similar | Kamod, Kedar, Gaud Sarang, Chhayanat |
Ascent and descent
In the ascent, all natural notes are used, sometimes adding F#. In the descent, both of the madhyamas are used. A feature during the descent is the series of swaras 'Pa ga ma re sa' (G E F D C). At times, Komal Nishad (ni) (B flat) is also used as in "Dha ni Pa" during the descent. The general ascent and descent of the notes is:
Sa Re Sa, Ga Ma Dha, Ni Dha Sa C D C, E F A, B A C
Sa Ni Dha Pa, ma Pa Dha Pa, Ga Ma Re Sa C B A G, F# G A G, E F D C
Scholars do not permit the use of teevra madhyam in this raga and consider it to have emanated from Bilaval. But today the F# has become part of the raga. A special characteristic feature of this raga is the specific way in which the dhaivat (dha) is sung or played with a touch of upper nishad (ni) at the beginning.
Organization and relationships
Samay (time)
The time to sing this raga is 2nd prahar of night i.e. 9:00pm-12:00am.
Film Songs
Language:Tamil
Song | Movie | Composer | Singer |
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En Uyir Thozhi | Karnan | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy | P. Susheela |
Udaluku Uyir Kaaval | Manapanthal | P. B. Sreenivas | |
Kannizhantha | Enippadigal | K. V. Mahadevan | P. Susheela |
Chandrodayam Oru Pennanatho | Chandhrodhayam | M. S. Viswanathan | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela |
Kannile Enna Undu | Aval Oru Thodar Kathai | P. Susheela | |
Vellaikkamalathiley | Gowri Kalyanam | Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi | |
Aval Oru Navarasa | Ulagam Sutrum Valiban | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
Kadhal Oviyam | Kavikkuyil | Ilaiyaraaja | Sujatha Mohan |
Kaiyil Veenai | Vietnam Colony | Bombay Jayashree | |
Inimel Naalum | Iravu Pookal | S. Janaki | |
Nila Kaikiradhu | Indira | A. R. Rahman | Hariharan, Harini |
Swasame Swasame | Thenali | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sadhana Sargam | |
Kanava Illai Kaatra | Ratchagan | Srinivas | |
Manasukkul | Kalyana Agathigal | V. S. Narasimhan | Raj Sitaraman, P. Susheela |
Iruvathu Vayathu Varai | Kannodu Kanbathellam | Deva | Hariharan, S. Janaki |
Notes
- Bor & Rao 1999, p. 78.
References
- Bor, Joep; Rao, Suvarnalata (1999). The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas. Nimbus Records with Rotterdam Conservatory of Music. p. 76. ISBN 9780954397609.