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Devdas · 2002

Hamesha Tumko Chaha

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Singer: Kavita Krishnamurti, Udit Narayan

Music: Ismail Darbar

Lyrics: Nusrat Badr

Recording: original

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Reported raag

Hamsadhwani

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A named writer on music analysed the song in this raag as one of several raags in the song. This records what the source says; a musician has not checked the recording note by note.

Evidence: Named musician's analysis · Punit Jaipal Shah, doctoral thesis (Newcastle University), printed p.257 (PDF p.258), chapter 7, §7.5.2, song 2 (Hameśā tum ko cāhā), paragraph after figure 7.7

Source wording: “Bearing in mind the mood of the sequence, it is surprising to note that Darbar composed the song, based essentially on a rather sprightly and cheerful rāga Haṁsadhwanī, with shades of another rāga Śankarā.” · Applies to: mixed

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Reported raag

Shankara

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A named writer on music analysed the song in this raag as one of several raags in the song. This records what the source says; a musician has not checked the recording note by note.

Evidence: Named musician's analysis · Punit Jaipal Shah, doctoral thesis (Newcastle University), printed p.257 (PDF p.258), chapter 7, §7.5.2, song 2 (Hameśā tum ko cāhā), paragraph after figure 7.7

Source wording: “Bearing in mind the mood of the sequence, it is surprising to note that Darbar composed the song, based essentially on a rather sprightly and cheerful rāga Haṁsadhwanī, with shades of another rāga Śankarā.” · Applies to: mixed

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Reported raag

Yaman

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A named writer on music analysed the song in this raag as one of several raags in the song. This records what the source says; a musician has not checked the recording note by note.

Evidence: Named musician's analysis · Punit Jaipal Shah, doctoral thesis (Newcastle University), printed p.258 (PDF p.259), chapter 7, §7.5.2, song 2, paragraph beginning “form of sadness or karuṇa”

Source wording: “This tīvra madhyam, which gives an impression of rāga Yaman for a momentary phase, enhances the flavour of sadness and subtle devotion depicted in the eyes of Paro and Devdas.” · Applies to: mixed

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Reported raag

Maru Bihag

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A named researcher's explicit song–raag table reports this raag as one of several raags in the song. This records what the source says; a musician has not checked the recording note by note.

Evidence: Named researcher's song–raag table · Siddhi Bhatnagar, doctoral thesis (Banasthali Vidyapith, 2022), ch.5, printed p.190 (PDF p.22), table row 365

Source wording: “हमेशा तुमको चाहा | देवदास | 2002 | इस्माइल दरबार | मारुबिहाग+ पूरिया धनाश्री+ पूरिया कल्याण+ यमन+ पहाड़ी+ चारुकेशी” · Applies to: mixed

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Reported raag

Puria Dhanashri

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A named researcher's explicit song–raag table reports this raag as one of several raags in the song. This records what the source says; a musician has not checked the recording note by note.

Evidence: Named researcher's song–raag table · Siddhi Bhatnagar, doctoral thesis (Banasthali Vidyapith, 2022), ch.5, printed p.190 (PDF p.22), table row 365

Source wording: “हमेशा तुमको चाहा | देवदास | 2002 | इस्माइल दरबार | मारुबिहाग+ पूरिया धनाश्री+ पूरिया कल्याण+ यमन+ पहाड़ी+ चारुकेशी” · Applies to: mixed

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Puriya Kalyan

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A named researcher's explicit song–raag table reports this raag as one of several raags in the song. This records what the source says; a musician has not checked the recording note by note.

Evidence: Named researcher's song–raag table · Siddhi Bhatnagar, doctoral thesis (Banasthali Vidyapith, 2022), ch.5, printed p.190 (PDF p.22), table row 365

Source wording: “हमेशा तुमको चाहा | देवदास | 2002 | इस्माइल दरबार | मारुबिहाग+ पूरिया धनाश्री+ पूरिया कल्याण+ यमन+ पहाड़ी+ चारुकेशी” · Applies to: mixed

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Reported raag

Pahadi

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A named researcher's explicit song–raag table reports this raag as one of several raags in the song. This records what the source says; a musician has not checked the recording note by note.

Evidence: Named researcher's song–raag table · Siddhi Bhatnagar, doctoral thesis (Banasthali Vidyapith, 2022), ch.5, printed p.190 (PDF p.22), table row 365

Source wording: “हमेशा तुमको चाहा | देवदास | 2002 | इस्माइल दरबार | मारुबिहाग+ पूरिया धनाश्री+ पूरिया कल्याण+ यमन+ पहाड़ी+ चारुकेशी” · Applies to: mixed

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Reported raag

Charukesi

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A named researcher's explicit song–raag table reports this raag as one of several raags in the song. This records what the source says; a musician has not checked the recording note by note.

Evidence: Named researcher's song–raag table · Siddhi Bhatnagar, doctoral thesis (Banasthali Vidyapith, 2022), ch.5, printed p.190 (PDF p.22), table row 365

Source wording: “हमेशा तुमको चाहा | देवदास | 2002 | इस्माइल दरबार | मारुबिहाग+ पूरिया धनाश्री+ पूरिया कल्याण+ यमन+ पहाड़ी+ चारुकेशी” · Applies to: mixed

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