Jaijaivanti
Raga Jaijaivanti also spelled as Jaijaiwanti is a rāga[1] in Hindustani classical music in Khamaj thaat. According to the Guru Granth Sahib, this raga is a mixture of two other ragas - Bilaval and Sorath. This raga has not been mentioned in any ancient Indian classical scriptures on music. It is also not mentioned in the Ragmala at the end of Granth Sahib.[2]
Features
Raga Jaijaivanti is sung during the first prahar of the night - from six to nine in the evening. Its season of recitation is summer or grishma. It is noted to have been composed by Guru Tegh Bahadur.[2]
Composition
Aaroha: Re ga(komal) re sa, re ga(shuddh), ma pa dha pa, ni sa
Avroha: Sa ni(komal) dha pa, dha ma ga re, re ga(komal) re sa
"Possible notes"
- Ni Sa Dha NI(komal) Re, Re Ga(Komal) Re Sa,
- Pa Re Ga(komal) Re Sa, Ma Pa Ni(shuddh) Re (tar saptak) Ni(komal) Dha Pa, Dha Ma Ga Re, Re Ga(komal) Re Sa
Popular songs
Also known as dwijawanti in carnatic
Urdu
Dil ka diya jalaya (Film: Koel (1959), Singer: Noor Jahan (Late), Composer: Khawaja Khursheed Anwar)
Hindi
Man Mohana Bare Jhoote (Film: Seema (1955), Singer: Lata Mangeshkar)
Tamil
Anbae Sughama (Music: A.R.Rahman , Lyricist: Vairamuthu ,Singers: Srinivas, Sadhana Sargam)
Malayalam
Oruneram Enkilum (Singers: Yesudas, Chitra) Chentarmizhi