Raag Maalaa

¹Raag Maalaa:

²Each Raga has five wives,

³and eight sons, who emit distinctive notes.

⁴In the first place is Raag Bhairao.

¹It is accompanied by the voices of its five Raaginis:

²First come Bhairavee, and Bilaavalee;

³then the songs of Punni-aakee and Bangalee;

⁴and then Asalaykhee.

⁵These are the five consorts of Bhairao.

⁶The sounds of Pancham, Harakh and Disaakh;

⁷the songs of Bangaalam, Madh and Maadhav. ||1||

⁸Lalat and Bilaaval - each gives out its own melody.

⁹when these eight sons of Bhairao are sung by accomplished musicians. ||1||

¹⁰In the second family is Maalakausak,

¹¹who brings his five Raaginis:

¹²Gondakaree and Dayv Gandhaaree,

¹³the voices of Gandhaaree and Seehutee,

¹⁴and the fifth song of Dhanaasaree.

¹⁵This chain of Maalakausak brings along :

¹⁶Maaroo, Masta-ang and Mayvaaraa,

¹⁷Prabal, Chandakausak,

¹⁸Khau, Khat and Bauraanad singing.

¹⁹These are the eight sons of Maalakausak. ||1||

²⁰Then comes Hindol with his five wives and eight sons;

²¹it rises in waves when the sweet-voiced chorus sings. ||1||

²²There come Taylangee and Darvakaree;

²³Basantee and Sandoor follow;

²⁴then Aheeree, the finest of women.

²⁵These five wives come together.

²⁶The sons: Surmaanand and Bhaaskar come,

²⁷Chandrabinb and Mangalan follow.

²⁸Sarasbaan and Binodaa then come,

²⁹and the thrilling songs of Basant and Kamodaa.

³⁰These are the eight sons I have listed.

³¹Then comes the turn of Deepak. ||1||

³²Kachhaylee, Patamanjaree and Todee are sung;

³³Kaamodee and Goojaree accompany Deepak. ||1||

³⁴Kaalankaa, Kuntal and Raamaa,

³⁵Kamalakusam and Champak are their names;

³⁶Gauraa, Kaanaraa and Kaylaanaa;

³⁷these are the eight sons of Deepak. ||1||

³⁸All join together and sing Siree Raag,

³⁹which is accompanied by its five wives.:

⁴⁰Bairaaree and Karnaatee,

⁴¹the songs of Gawree and Aasaavaree;

⁴²then follows Sindhavee.

⁴³These are the five wives of Siree Raag. ||1||

⁴⁴Saaloo, Saarang, Saagaraa, Gond and Gambheer

⁴⁵- the eight sons of Siree Raag include Gund, Kumb and Hameer. ||1||

⁴⁶In the sixth place, Maygh Raag is sung,

⁴⁷with its five wives in accompaniment:

⁴⁸Sorat'h, Gond, and the melody of Malaaree;

⁴⁹then the harmonies of Aasaa are sung.

⁵⁰And finally comes the high tone Soohau.

⁵¹These are the five with Maygh Raag. ||1||

⁵²Bairaadhar, Gajadhar, Kaydaaraa,

⁵³Jabaleedhar, Nat and Jaladhaaraa.

⁵⁴Then come the songs of Shankar and Shi-aamaa.

⁵⁵These are the names of the sons of Maygh Raag. ||1||

⁵⁶So all together, they sing the six Raagas and the thirty Raaginis,

⁵⁷and all the forty-eight sons of the Raagas. ||1||1||