Nasir Moinuddin Dagar | Pilu thumri | मोरे सैंया जी उतरेंगे पार, नदिया धीरे बहो | nadiaa dhire baho

मोरे सैंया
ओ मोरे सैंया जी उतरेंगे पार
नदिया धीरे बहो

"जान दे देनी मोहब्बत में बहुत मुमकिन है
जीते जी इश्क़ में मरना कोई आसान नहीं
मगर मैं जान देती हूँ "

सिला-ऐ- इश्क़-ओ-मोहब्बत का जो मंज़ूर हुआ
दिल ना काबू में रहा दिल से मैं मजबूर हुआ

मिसला-ऐ-मूसा भी मेरा घर जल भरे पूर हुआ [? Not clear, please help]
आँख से आँख लड़ी शीसा-ए-दिल चूर हुआ

किसने टकरा दिया पैमाने से पैमाने को
यहीं मोरे सैंया उतरेंगे पार
नदिया धीरे बहो

Nasir Moinuddin Dagar (1919 -1966), the eldest son of Nasiruddin Khan, who together with his younger brother Nasir Aminuddin Dagar, attained fame as the Senior Dagar Brothers, the 19th generation of an unbroken chain of the Dagarvani Dhrupad tradition, which is said to include Haridas Dagar, who famously taught Tansen, the famed singer in emperor Akbar's court.

He trained under his father till the latter's death in 1936, and thereafter learnt from his uncles Riyazuddin Khan and Ziauddin Khan.

Critics accused him of adopting elements of khayal in his singing as his use of rapid ghamak patterns in the faster part of the alap. He is still remembered for his total mastery over the three different kinds of head resonance – nasika, anunasika and nirrannasika – which he used with much flair and artistry on the higher notes like ni and sa.

This Pilu Thumri features on the solo album "Meditation On Sound" released in 1981:
https://www.discogs.com/release/64545...

It was also included in the album credited to Dagar Brothers Senior, The Royal Collection Of Mewar, released in 2009:
https://www.discogs.com/release/11250...

It's an old, traditional thumri, imploring the river to flow slowly. Lata sang it for Udan Khatola (1955), with an incredibly young Dilp Kumar in the boat

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Also check out a lovely version by Iqbal Bano for Lok Virsa:
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Check out the likes of Iqbal Bano and Roshanara Begum performing it:
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