This composition is a lot to write out, but the variations are constructed very logically:
take one bol at a time from the theme and reinforce it in the variation line:
_dha_ dha dha dhin na trkt ta ...
_kra_ dha dha dhin na trkt ta ...
_dhin_ na dha dhin na trkt ta ...
_trkt_ dha dha dhin na trkt ta ...
_ti_ dha dha dhin na trkt ta ...
then repeat the same sequence, but close the variation line by introducing a short
tisra jati
phrase
then again, but extending the
tisra jati
section and swapping with the variation section
then squeeze in a double speed
chatusra jati
phrase after a shortened theme phrase, then
tisra jati
, then normal speed, then
kali
(or
sam
) - all together producing a delightful 'squash and stretch' feeling!
dha -kra dha dhin na trkt ta | dha -kra dha dhin na tr kt ta
dha -kra dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha tin na
ta -kra ta tin na trkt ta | ta -kra ta tin na tr kt ta
dha -kra dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha tin na
dha -kra dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
dha dha dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha tin na
ta -kra ta tin na trkt ta | ta ti ta ti ta ta tin na
dha dha dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
dha -kra dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
kra dha dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha tin na
ta -kra ta tin na trkt ta | ta ti ta ti ta ta tin na
kra dha dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
dha -kra dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
dhin na dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha tin na
ta -kra ta tin na trkt ta | ta ti ta ti ta ta tin na
dhin na dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
dha -kra dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
tr kt dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha tin na
ta -kra ta tin na trkt ta | ta ti ta ti ta ta tin na
tr kt dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
dha -kra dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
ti dha dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha tin na
ta -kra ta tin na trkt ta | ta ti ta ti ta ta tin na
ti dha dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
Starts a repetition of the previous sequence, but with the introduction of a small
tisra jati
(triplet feel) phrase, notated in
[ ... ]
brackets:
dha -kra dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
dha dha dha dhin na trkt ta | [dha-ti-dha dha-dhin-na] dha dha tin na
ta -kra ta tin na trkt ta | ta ti ta ti ta ta tin na
dha dha dha dhin na trkt ta | [dha-ti-dha dha-dhin-na] dha dha dhin na
dha -kra dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
kra dha dha dhin na trkt ta | [kra-dha-ti dha-dhin-na] dha dha tin na
ta -kra ta tin na trkt ta | ta ti ta ti ta ta tin na
kra dha dha dhin na trkt ta | [kra-dha-ti dha-dhin-na] dha dha dhin na
dha -kra dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
dhin na dha dhin na trkt ta | [dhin-na-ti dha-dhin-na] dha dha tin na
ta -kra ta tin na trkt ta | ta ti ta ti ta ta tin na
dhin na dha dhin na trkt ta | [dhin-na-ti dha-dhin-na] dha dha dhin na
dha -kra dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
tr kt dha dhin na trkt ta | [tr-kt-dha dha-dhin-na] dha dha tin na
ta -kra ta tin na trkt ta | ta ti ta ti ta ta tin na
tr kt dha dhin na trkt ta | [tr-kt-dha dha-dhin-na] dha dha dhin na
dha -kra dha dhin na trkt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
ti dha dha dhin na trkt ta | [ti-dha-ti dha-dhin-na] dha dha tin na
ta -kra ta tin na trkt ta | ta ti ta ti ta ta tin na
ti dha dha dhin na trkt ta | [ti-dha-ti dha-dhin-na] dha dha dhin na
Starts another repetition of the previous sequence, but with an extended
tisra jati
phrase, swapped with the final variation phrase:
dha -kra dha dhin na tr kt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
[dha-dha-kra dha-tr-kt dha-ti-dha dha-dhin na] | dha dha dha ti dha dha tin na
ta -kra ta tin na tr kt ta | ta ti ta ti ta ta tin na
[dha-dha-kra dha-tr-kt dha-ti-dha dha-dhin na] | dha dha dha ti dha dha dhin na
dha -kra dha dhin na tr kt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
[kra-dha-kra dha-tr-kt dha-ti-dha dha-dhin-na] | kra dha dha ti dha dha tin na
ta -kra ta tin na tr kt ta | ta ti ta ti ta ta tin na
[kra-dha-kra dha-tr-kt dha-ti-dha dha-dhin-na] | kra dha dha ti dha dha dhin na
dha -kra dha dhin na tr kt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
[dhin-na-kra dha-tr-kt dha-ti-dha dha-dhin-na] | dhin na dha ti dha dha tin na
ta -kra ta tin na tr kt ta | ta ti ta ti ta ta tin na
[dhin-na-kra dha-tr-kt dha-ti-dha dha-dhin-na] | dhin na dha ti dha dha dhin na
dha -kra dha dhin na tr kt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
[tr-kt-kra dha-tr-kt dha-ti-dha dha-dhin-na] | tr kt dha ti dha dha tin na
ta -kra ta tin na tr kt ta | ta ti ta ti ta ta tin na
[tr-kt-kra dha-tr-kt dha-ti-dha dha-dhin-na] | tr kt dha ti dha dha dhin na
dha -kra dha dhin na tr kt ta | dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na
[ti-dha-kra dha-tr-kt dha-ti-dha dha-dhin-na] | ti dha dha ti dha dha tin na
ta -kra ta tin na tr kt ta | ta ti ta ti ta ta tin na
[ti-dha-kra dha-tr-kt dha-ti-dha dha-dhin-na] | ti dha dha ti dha dha dhin na
Now it really starts cooking. This variation truncates the theme line in order to squeeze in a double speed
chatusra jati
phrase, leading into the longer
tisra jati
phrase introduced in the previous sequence, then back to normal speed to close out
bhari
and
kali
. In both cases, we land back on the first
dha
of the theme line, which has an extra punch because of the brief rest before
-kra
- producing a sort of compression and gradual expansion feeling that's just delightful!
dha -kra dha dhin na tr kt ta | (dha dha dha ti dha dha tr kt dha ti dha ti dha dha dhin na)
[dha-dha-kra dha-tr-kt dha-ti-dha dha-dhin-na] | dha dha dha ti dha dha tin na
ta -kra ta tin na tr kt ta | (ta ta ta ti ta ta tr kt ta ti ta ti ta ta tin na)
[dha-dha-kra dha-tr-kt dha-ti-dha dha-dhin-na] | dha dha dha ti dha dha dhin na
