Daatu Varase ( = Skip Verses ), also known as Dhatu Varasai.
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Raaga: MayamalavaGoula
Raaga Info: 15th Melakarta Raaga.
Scale: Sa – Ri1 – Ga3 – Ma1 – Pa – Da1 – Ni3 – Sa.
Sa. – Ni3 – Da1 – Pa – Ma1 – Ga3 – Ri1- Sa
Taala: Adi
Taala Info: Chaturashra Triputa or commonly known as Adi Taala. 1 Laghu with 4 beats ( Chaturashra) and 2 Dhrutas denoted by 100.
Significance of Daatu/Dhatu – Daatu verses introduce the concept of skipping notes to reach a higher or lower note. This becomes very important as the student needs to learn complex swara patterns as she moves forward. For eg. Sa-Ri-Ga-Ma, is the simple pattern. But can the student sing – Sa-Ga-Ri-Ma or Ma-Sa-Ri-Ga? These are the patterns and concepts that get introduced via Daatu Varase. Singing this ensures mastery over Swara positions, and the ability to move to a swara position that is away from the current note, without compromising the Raaga.
Sample Notation is shown below.
| 1 | Ma Ga Ri Ga| Sa Ri | Ga Ma ||
Pa Ma Ga Ma | Ri Ga | Ma Pa || Da Pa Ma Pa | Ga Ma | Pa Da || Ni Da Pa Da | Ma Pa | Da Ni || Sa+ Ni Da Ni | Pa Da | Ni Sa+ || Pa Da Ni Da | Sa+ Ni | Da Pa || Ma Pa Da Pa | Ni Da | Pa Ma || Ga Ma Pa Ma | Da Pa | Ma Ga || Ri Ga Ma Ga | Pa Ma | Ga Ri || Sa Ri Ga Ri || Ma Ga Ri Sa || |
| 2 | Sa Ma Ga Ma Ri Ga Sa Ri | Sa Sa Ri Ri | Ga Ga Ma Ma ||
Ri Pa Ma Pa Ga Ma Ri Ga | Ri Ri Ga Ga | Ma Ma Pa Pa|| Ga Da Pa Da Ma Pa Ga Ma | Ga Ga Ma Ma | Pa Pa Da Da || Ma Ni Da Ni Pa Da Ma Pa | Ma Ma Pa Pa | Da Da Ni Ni || Pa Sa+ Ni Sa+ Da Ni Pa Da Pa | Pa Pa Da Da | Ni Ni Sa+ Sa+ || Sa+ Pa Da Pa Ni Da Sa+ Ni | Sa+ Sa+ Ni Ni | Da Da Pa Pa Pa || Ni Ma Pa Ma Da Pa Ni Da | Ni Ni Da Da | Pa Pa Ma Ma || Da Ga Ma Ga Pa Ma Da Pa | Da Da Pa Pa | Ma Ma Ga Ga || Pa Ri Ga Ri Ma Ga Pa Ma | Pa Pa Ma Ma | Ga Ga Ri Ri || Ma Sa Ri Sa Ga Ri Ma Ga | Ma Ma Ga Ga | Ri Ri Sa Sa || |
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Ga Da Pa Da Ma Pa Ga Ma | Ga Ga Ma Ma | Ri Ri Sa Sa ||- is this lyrics from 2nd varse correct?
It seems to be Ga Ga MaMa PaPa DaDa
You are right Priyanka. It is rectified now. Thanks for pointing that out.