2 Questions

[Singh-in-Welling]

Does anybody have a translation for "Vaar Maal Kous Ki" please?

and does anyone have any information about "khyal"? as in the beginning of the shabad "mithr piaare noo haal moreedhaa dhaa kehinaa".

cheers

[Menu Ke Patha]

Does anybody have a translation for "Vaar Maal Kous Ki" please?

and does anyone have any information about "khyal"? as in the beginning of the shabad "mithr piaare noo haal moreedhaa dhaa kehinaa".

cheers

kiaal/khyaal

basically means thought, it was guroo sahibs thought @ the time full of bairaag

dhan siree guroo gobind singh jee maharajs, in macheevale jungle...

sant baba santa singh jee did katha on it on nihangsingh.org site...

its part of the banee guroo sahib uchaar, called shabad hazaarey (amazin beautiful baanee dhan sahcee dhan!!!)

to sing this, (raag wise..) its normally done in raagmaala raags, as kyaal isnt a raag, however some do it in other raagnees..

dhan siree guroo gobind singh jee maaharaj

aakaalo!

ive herd of the first question, but dnt no an answer, as dass a moorakh nd doesnt no mch

guroo kirpa

satigur prasaadi

[Khaalis]

The Khayal Sirlek is believed by many Sikh Musicologists to be the 1st mention of the Khayal style of singing in Shaastri Sangeet. Modern legends put the claim to fame in the Mughal Darbars, but Sri Dasam Granth Sahib is the first physical evidence of the use of the modern Khayal mode of raag rendition. As stated above it is interesting the sirlek does not have a raag hukum in it like other Shabd Hazare shabds of 10th Master - giving Rababis artistic license - its categorisation under Shabd Hazare clearly shows it was composed to be sung (which it is, heavily).

Sri Sarbloh Grant Sahib also has similar Sirleks with not only Khayal, but 'Dhrupad' singing style as well, providing cross referenced evidence of the above theory. Research into Sri Sarbloh Granth Sahib is being undertaken by a few Gursikhs at present, hopefully, a full analysis will be presented in the near future.

[Singh-in-Welling]

brilliant replies! thanks for the information!

i was wondering if you may have some recordings of shabads in Sri Sarbloh Granth Sahib being sung in either Dhrupad or Khyaal?