Ragmala (Garland of the Raags), part 8 — the family of Siree Raag

ਸਭ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗ ਵੈ ਗਾਵਹਿ ॥

sabh mil sireeraag vai gaavahi.

All join together and sing Siree Raag,

ਪਾਂਚਉ ਸੰਗਿ ਬਰੰਗਨ ਲਾਵਹਿ ॥

paa^Ncha-o sang barangan laaveh.

which is accompanied by its five wives.:

ਬੈਰਾਰੀ ਕਰਨਾਟੀ ਧਰੀ ॥

bairaaree karnaatee Dharee.

Bairaaree and Karnaatee,

ਗਵਰੀ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਆਸਾਵਰੀ ॥

gavree gaaveh aasaavaree.

the songs of Gawree and Aasaavaree;

ਤਿਹ ਪਾਛੈ ਸਿੰਧਵੀ ਅਲਾਪੀ ॥

tih paachhai sinDhvee alaapee.

then follows Sindhavee.

ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗ ਸਿਉ ਪਾਂਚਉ ਥਾਪੀ ॥੧॥

sireeraag si-o paa^Ncha-o thaapee. ||1||

These are the five wives of Siree Raag. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

All together, they sing Siree Raag,

and its five wives come along with it:

Bairaaree and Karnaatee,

the songs of Gawree and Aasaavaree,

and after them, Sindhavee.

These are the five wives of Siree Raag.

Even a great, familiar melody takes its place in the garland with all the others.

The deeper layer

Siree Raag takes its place in the garland, with its five companion melodies around it.

Sireeraag is one of the great, weighty raags, and it opens the main body of shabads in the Guru Granth Sahib. In the garland it stands as one family among six, with its five raagnee. Aasaavaree is kin to Aasaa, a much-used raag. So central a raag stands shoulder to shoulder with all the others, every melody strung on one thread.

A Question to Sit With

Does a song you know well sound different when you hear it as part of a bigger collection?

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