Ragmala (Garland of the Raags), part 10 — the family of Maygh Raag

ਖਸਟਮ ਮੇਘ ਰਾਗ ਵੈ ਗਾਵਹਿ ॥

khastam maygh raag vai gaavahi.

In the sixth place, Maygh Raag is sung,

ਪਾਂਚਉ ਸੰਗਿ ਬਰੰਗਨ ਲਾਵਹਿ ॥

paa^Ncha-o sang barangan laaveh.

with its five wives in accompaniment:

ਸੋਰਠਿ ਗੋਂਡ ਮਲਾਰੀ ਧੁਨੀ ॥

sorath gond malaaree Dhunee.

Sorat'h, Gond, and the melody of Malaaree;

ਪੁਨਿ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਆਸਾ ਗੁਨ ਗੁਨੀ ॥

pun gaavahi aasaa gun gunee.

then the harmonies of Aasaa are sung.

ਊਚੈ ਸੁਰਿ ਸੂਹਉ ਪੁਨਿ ਕੀਨੀ ॥

oochai sur sooha-o pun keenee.

And finally comes the high tone Soohau.

ਮੇਘ ਰਾਗ ਸਿਉ ਪਾਂਚਉ ਚੀਨੀ ॥੧॥

maygh raag si-o paa^Ncha-o cheenee. ||1||

These are the five with Maygh Raag. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

In the sixth place, Maygh Raag is sung,

and its five wives come along with it:

Sorat'h, Gond, and the melody of Malaaree;

then the many-colored notes of Aasaa are sung,

and last comes Soohau, on a high note.

These are the five with Maygh Raag.

Some melodies carry weather in them, and Maygh is the song of the rain cloud.

The deeper layer

Maygh, the raag of the rain cloud, is the sixth and last great family of the garland.

Maygh means cloud, and this is the monsoon raag, sung in the old tradition to invite the rains, the opposite of Deepak's flame. Its five raagnee include Sorat'h, Malaaree, and Aasaa, names that also belong to full raags in the book. The high note of Soohau closes the family.

A Question to Sit With

If a song could bring the rain, what do you imagine it would sound like?

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