Shyam Ghana Shyam Megha Shyam
Shyam Ghana Shyam Megha Shyam
Shyam Ghana Shyam Megha Shyam Radhey Shyam
Ghana Shyama Sundara Shyama Manohara [ Shyam Ghana Shyam ... ]
Shyama Kanhaiya Hey Giridhari
Vanamali Bansidhari Krishna Murari Ghana Shyam
Meera Ke Prabhu Giridhara Shyam
Sing the praises of Lord Krishna, who is of a beautiful dark complexion and is the beloved of Radha. He lifted the Govardhana mountain, is adorned with a garland of flowers, plays the melodious flute, and is the Lord of Meera.
Translate Meaning:
Deity
Krishna
Language
Sanskrit / Hindi
Raga
~ Gavati
Notes:
* showing details for Gavati
n1 S G2 M1 P N1 S
S N1 D2 P M1 G2 P M1 G2 M1 R2 S
In the Key of C:
b♭ C E F G B♭ C
C B♭ A G F E G F E F D C
* lower octave notes are shown in lower case
Beat
8 Beat / Keherwa / Adi
Level
Advanced
Tempo
Medium Fast
Reference Gents Pitch
1.5 Pancham / C#
Reference Ladies Pitch
5.5 Pancham / G#
Notes Range
Lowest Note: n1 / B♭ (lower octave)
Highest Note: G2 / E (higher octave)
Highest Note: G2 / E (higher octave)
* Western notes are in the Key of C
General Comments
Glossary Terms
Song Glossary
bearer of the flute; (var) bansidhari
thick; also refers to the sound of a bell; (var) ghanana
one who lifted the mountain - refers to lord krishna who lifted the govardhana peak; (var) giridhara, giridhari
a heartfelt callout, usually followed by a name or description like 'hey rama', or 'hey merciful lord'
krishna; (var) kanhaiya, kanhaiyya, kanhayi, kannan (tamil)
of or belonging to
name of the eighth incarnation of lord vishnu, son of devaki and vasudeva
pleasing, beautiful, charming; (var) manohara, manoharam, manohari (f)
one of the greatest women saints and devotee of lord krishna who sang the glory of the lord through songs and bhajans
cloud, dense, thick
one who killed the demon ‘mura’ – lord krishna; (var) murari, murarey
lord, master; (var) prabho
one of the gopikas and the beloved of lord krishna; (var) radhe, radhey, radhika
dark hued, a reference to lord krishna; evening time; (var) shyam, shyama, shyamala
beautiful; (var) sundarakara, sundaraya, sundari (f), soundari (f), sundaram - beauty
one who wears a garland of forest flowers
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