please help: words for music

malus

hi..i don't really know in which section i should ask my question, but i'll try here.
For a long time i've been thinking about getting a tattoo and i have just two things really clear...I want it to be a word writen in hindi, and it has to have a meaning related to music...but i just can't find anyone to translate any words
I would really really really appreciate if someone could help me with this by writing words related to music..
please do not put words with other meanings as a joke because this is something i really want
thank you!

capt_mahajan

I am a little confused.

If you want words translated in Hindi, post them here.

Or do you just want, generally, Hindi words related to music?

malus

if possible just the word "music" would be great
if not,other variations of it, or words related

thanks a lot for answering

when i say that i can't find anyone to translate I meand that i do not know anyone that can speak the language and write what i want in hindi

capt_mahajan

Here are some Hindi words which mean 'music'

संगीत note there is a dot right above the first alphabet सं

सुर

लय

malus

thanks a lot!!

do they all mean music, i mean the same word...or do they have other meanings?

capt_mahajan

each one of them means 'music'. The first one is probably most commonly used, and is most accurate.

The others mean 'music' too, but they can have different meanings too, mostly connected with music

malus

thanks a lot...really!! you made my day!

brishti

raagaa is another beautiful word i can think of in this context.

malus: it doesn'nt really mean music... but in indian music you have ummm - cap'n help me out here please.
do explain raagaa and write the hindi script. thank you.



:brishti

capt_mahajan

Raaga or Raag, or

राग

is actually Sanskrit for, I think 'colouring '. Also used in the musical context to mean a melody usually conforming to some basic rules. (colouring the mind with melody)

It is a synonym for 'music', but has some other meanings too- at least to my limited knowledge.

brishti

heck, what can i say about you IM mods ...



:brishti

shashank.aggarwal

सुर = Notes/Rythm

लय = Rythm

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Nick-H

Raga is the melodic structure of Indian music.

At its most simple, raga could be understood as scale. You could say that Western music has two basic ragas; the major and minor scales. They sound different because the spacing of the notes, the intervals, are different.

In western music, the difference between major and minor is the difference in the placing of one note.

In Indian music there are hundreds of ragas ---

• a raga may include all seven notes, or fewer.
• the music is microtonal, in one raga a given note may be a fraction sharper or flatter than in another.
• the order of the notes up and down the scale in a particular raga may not be linear; it may be specified that certain notes are only approached from certain other notes
• the scale may be different on the way up and on the way down
• certain notes in a particular raga will be chosen for gamuka, grace notes will be attached before or after the note

That's off the top of my head, and about the totality of my knowledge (I don't use the word understanding ).

The partner of raga is laya: rhythm

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capt_mahajan

err, both of them also can mean music. As I indicated earlier, they have other meanings, too.

Nick-H

To a musician, raga is melody, laya is rhythm.

The word raga is also used as a synonym for the alap, or alapana (Southern): the section of a performance which is an improvised presentation of the raga.

One of the best books on sailing I ever read began with words to the effect: Put this book down immediately, go and spend some time sailing a boat. Only then come back and read the book.

Although people make a great intellectual pursuit about Indian music, especially here in the South, I think it is better listened too!

But then, perhaps if I knew more....

kpnuts

How about..
Names of ragas? or taals
jayjaywanti, malkauns, yaman, etc..
or
teentaal, roopak, kherwa, etc...