Raag Lalit
Lalit is a Poorvi-thaat raag, given its full colour in the 4th prahar of the night. It uses six swaras on the way up and six coming down, taking a vakra (winding) path rather than a straight line. Phrases centre on Shuddha Madhyam - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Shadj as samvadi.
Swars: Pancham Varjya. Rishabh and Dhaivat Komal. Both Madhyam. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Lalit
4th Prahar of the Night (3AM to 6AM)Pakad: ʼN r G m M̄ m G r S · G M̄ d N d M̄ m · rʼ N d M̄ m · G m M̄ m · G · M̄ G r S
Sargam is written with Sa on C: komal swars are lowercase, teevra Ma is M̄, ʼ before a swar marks the lower (mandra) octave and Ṡ / ʼ after marks the upper (taar) octave. The synth plays plain notes - the gamak, meend, and andolan that bring a raag to life are what you learn in class with an expert.
Film songs in Raag Lalit
6 Hindi and regional film songs and a few non-film pieces composed on Raag Lalit, with film, year, singer and music director. Hearing the raag in songs you already know is the fastest way to internalise its mood - tap a tile to play.