Song: Pardesi pardesi
Film: Raja Hindusthani

Legend for the notes:
s  = sa    = C
r2 = ri 2  = D
g2 = ga 2  = D#
g3 = ga 3  = E
m1 = ma 1  = F
p  = pa    = G
d2 = da 2  = A
n2 = ni 2  = A#
S  = sa    = C [next octave; higher "sa"]

Notes: s r2 g3 m1 p d2 n2 S
here, r = r2, g = g3, m = m1, d = d2, n = n2, 
unless specified otherwise



F:
beginning alaap [not done; may not be for keyboards]

F:
pardesi pardesi jana nahin
g  r s  g  r s  s r  s d.
E  D C  E  D C  C D  C A.

pardesi pardesi jana nahin
rgpgr s rgpgr s s r  s d.
DEGED C DEGED C C D  C A.

mujhe chhod ke
d.s   g2  r r  g
A.C   D#  D D  E

mujhe chhod ke
g g   r   s s
E E   D   C C


pardesi mere yaara
pp g p  p p  p  d
GG E G  G G  G  A

vaada ne bhara
p dp  g  g2 g
G AG  E  D# E

mujhe yaad rakhna
g p   p  p pp  d
E G   G  G GG  A

kahin bhool na jana
p d   n   d p  g pgrs
G A   A#  A G  E GEDC


M: [reuse the above notes]
pardesi pardesi jana nahin
pardesi pardesi jana nahin

mujhe chhod ke
mujhe chhod ke

pardesi mere yaara
vaada ne bhara
thum yaad rakhna
kahin bhool na jana

Interlude music: [not done yet]



F: [first stanza]
Maine thumko chaha thumse pyar kiya
r ggr r  ggr r ggr r  ggr s  r g r
D EED D  EED D EED D  EED C  D E D

sab khuch thum pe yaar apna vaar kiya
r m m  m  m    m  mp g gggr r  g g grs
D F F  F  F    F  FG E EEED D  E E EDC

<similar tune; 2 other lines>

M:
pardesi mere yaara
pp g p  p p  p  d
GG E G  G G  G  A
lautke aana
p dpg  g2 g
G AGE  D# E
thum yaad rakhna
g  p p  p pp  d
E  G G  G GG  A
kahin bhool na jana
p d   n   d p  g pgrs
G A   A#  A G  E GEDC


F:
pardesi pardesi jana nahin thoo jana nahin
g  r s  g  r s  s r  s d.  s    s r  s d.
E  D C  E  D C  C D  C A.  C    C D  C A.

pardesi pardesi jana nahin re jana nahin
g  r s  g  r s  s r  s d.  s  s r  s d.
E  D C  E  D C  C D  C A.  C  C D  C A.

mujhe chhod ke
d.s   g2  r r  g
A.C   D#  D D  E

mujhe chhod ke
g g   r   s s
E E   D   C C


Interlude music: [not done yet]

M: [reuse the notes for the first stanza]
har pal meri yaad thumhe thad paayegi
main jaa dhoonga neendh thumhe na aayegi

<similar tune; 2 other lines>

F:
pardesi mere yaara
mujhe na hulaana (?)
thum yaad rakhna
kahin bhool na jana



M: [reuse the starting notes]
pardesi pardesi jana nahin
pardesi pardesi jana nahin

mujhe chhod ke
mujhe chhod ke

pardesi mere yaara
vaada ne bhara
mujhe yaad rakhna
kahin bhool na jana

And it continues again ! with more alaap