A unique Tillana on Manmatha, God of Love in Hindi in this popular compound Hindustani Raga, Basant Bahar whose twin words (the first in Sanskrit and the second in Persian) both signify Spring. The raga alternates phrases between Basant and Bahar in an attractive manner, which is what the composer has endeavoured to highlight.
A suggestive audio of the composer’s original draft has been included here.
tOmta tOmta tOmta tOm tOm takiTa tOm taka dheem ta nam ta
udara tanana udara tanana udara tanana kiTa takiTa tarikiTa ta-tarikiTa (tOmta tOmta)
tarikiTa tOm tOmta – takiTa tOm tOmta – taka tOm tOmta – tatOm tOmta (i) dheem (ii) dhit-
tillAna – dhitillAna dhitillAna – tillAna tillAna tillAna (tOmta tOmta)
basant gAkE bahAr bajAkE kAmdEv karEn
pra-sant ravi shashi bhee kyA is sE bach pAyEngE kahO priya sakhi
kiTa jhaNuta jhaNuta jhaNuta jhaNuta dhinatOm dhinatOm dhinatOm
kiTa jhaNuta jhaNuta jhaNuta dhinatOm – kiTa jhaNuta jhaNuta dhinatOm – kiTa jhaNuta
dhinatOm – kiTa dhinatOm kiTa dhinatOm kiTa dhinatOm – dhinatOm dhinatOm dhina –
tOm – takiTa – tOmta tOmta – takiTa takiTa – tOmta tOmta – takiTa takiTa takiTa (tOmta tOmta)