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INSTRUCTOR -SATNAM SINGH

SIKH MUSIC ACADEMY SIKH CENTRE, SINGAPORE

Introduction of Raag Assa In Gurmat Sangeet, ‘Assa’ is a very important Raag. In the land of Punjab, the melodious music of Raag ‘Assa’ is heard by everyone. Every morning, the Sun’s golden rays enter Earth with the beautiful tune of this Raag. And in the evening, when the golden Sun goes and hide in the laps of nature, then “Balhari Kudrat Wasia” praise of God is sung in the melodious musical notes of this Raag. Its Sub Raags given in SGGS are Assa-Kafi and Assavari, both of which have many features in common with Assa. In Ancient or Mid-Century scriptures, there is no mention of Raag Assa. Baba Farid Ji and Guru Nanak Sahib Ji made a large contribution by giving this Raag a spiritual and classical form. Assa is a very old Raag, once popular in the Punjab but seldom heard in concerts today. It is known as a twilight melody with a calm mystical mood. Assa was used by Guru Nanak sahib ji, Guru Angad Sahib ji, Guru Amar Das ji, Guru Ram Das ji, Guru Arjan Sahib ji and Guru Tegh Bahadur ji. Assa raag literally means the melody of hope. As the Gurus emphasized the singing of God’s praises before dawn, this Raag is conducive to ‘Kirtan’ before day-break. The morning- prayer of the Sikhs. The Assa-di-var is sung in this Raag. Guru Ramdas’s Chhants set the tone of this blissful composition:

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Awsw[ suqu AprwD krq hY jyqy ] sut apraaDh karat hai jaytay. ijMny ksUr pu`qr krdw hY, As many as faults the son commits, jnnI cIiq n rwKis qyqy] 1] jannee cheet na raakhas taytay. ||1|| Eny aus dI mwqw Awpxy ic`q iv`c nhIN r`KdI[ so many his mother bears not in her mind. rwmeIAw hau bwirku qyrw ] raam-ee-aa ha-o baarik tayraa. myry ivAwpk vwihgurU! mYN qyrw b`cw hW[ My pervading God, I am Thy child. kwhy n KMfis Avgnu myrw] 1] rhwau] kaahay na khandas avgan mayraa. ||1|| rahaa-o. qUM mYfyN AprwDW nUµ ikauN nSt nhIN krdw? Tihrwau? Why destroyed Thou not my demerits? Pause. jy Aiq k®op kry kir DwieAw ] jay at karop karay kar Dhaa-i-aa. jykr lVkw bVy gu`sy iv`c B`j BI jwvy, If the son, in great rage, runs away even then, qw BI cIiq n rwKis mwieAw] 2] taa bhee cheet na raakhas maa-i-aa. ||2|| qd BI mW ies nUµ Awpxy ic`q iv`c nhIN rKdI[ the mortal bears it not in her mind. icMq Bvin mnu pirE hmwrw ] chint bhavan man pari-o hamaaraa. myrw ic`q iPkr-icMqw dI GumxGyrI iv`c pY igAw hY[ My mind has fallen into the whirlpool of anxiety. nwm ibnw kYsy auqris pwrw] 3] naam binaa kaisay utras paaraa. ||3|| pRBU dy nwm dy bwJoN ieh iks qrHW qr skdw hY? Without the Lord's Name how can it ferry across? dyih ibml miq sdw srIrw ] deh bimal mat sadaa sareeraa. myrI dyh nUµ hmySW piv`qR smJ prdwn kr, hy suAwmI[ Ever bless my body with pure understanding, O Lord. shij shij gun rvY kbIrw] 4]3]12] sahj sahj gun ravai kabeeraa. ||4||3||12|| Awrwm Aqy Afolqw AMdr kbIr vwihgurU dI kIrqI aucwrn krdw hY [ In peace and poise Kabir utters the praise of God.