"A lighter Raag, shorn of the emotional weight of Shuddha Dhaivat. What is its magic? It is Komal Nishad, Pancham, Komal Gandhar, Shuddha Madhyam and Pancham (ni Pa ga Ma Pa), followed by Komal Gandhar, Shuddha Rishabh and Shadaj ( Ga Re Sa).
A hint of lightness and of speed.Spanning octaves easily, touching its notes lightly and teasing itself! A sudden hint of Bhimpalasi but a cheerful departure by the omission of one note.
I remember when you were a small girl and you played with your little friends in this very garden! I watched from the window as you swirled round and round and then ran about, with your friends chasing you! I understood then, with Dhaani on my lips, that this was a joyous fleeting moment,to be enjoyed for its own sake...
This is a father's comfort to a grieving daughter.This is life itself.
Dhaani."
From
The Tanpura, which tells a tale of music and of Raags; of a little girl and her gentle father and a Tanpura.
Raag Dhaani belongs to the Thaat Kafi. Dhaani is an evening raag ideally sung or played at dusk.
Listen to Raag Dhaani
Song from the movie Hum Dono based on Raag Dhaani
