Raga Miya Malhar Bandish & Tarana - Dhanya New Era

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Associated with monsoon season, raga Malhar is an ancient raga in Indian Classical music and there are several versions of this raga like Ramdasi Malhar, Gaud Malhar, Sur Malhar, Des Malhar, Nat Malhar, Megh Malaha, Meera ki Malhar, Sur Malhar, just to name a few.

Miyan ki Malhar is a variation introduced by Sangeet Samrat Miya Tansen. Here is a very old and traditional Bandish with prelude in jod played on Sarod by Atul. The bandish is sung by Viraj and Bijal. followed by a chorus तराना-Taraanaa.

अस्ताई
बिजरी चमके बरसे मेहरवा आई बदरिया
गरज गरज मोहे अतिहि डरावे
अंतरा
घन गरजे घन बिजरी चमके
पपीहा पिउकी टेर सुनावे
कहा करूं किट जाऊं मोरा
जियरा तरसे

There are contradictory theories about the origin of Taraana.
The most logical theory is that as Taraana uses mnemonic syllables like dere, naa, deem, tana, etc some borrowed Pakhawaj and Tabla like percussion instruments and some also from string instruments of Veena family, these nonsensical syllables are used as a musical language tied in with a melody and rhythm, allowing musicians to be unfettered by the restrictions that literal language may pose.
Some believe that these syllables have Vedic mantra origin.

अस्ताई
ओदेतन नन तनन दीम तदीम
तदीम तार्दा नतदा नतदा
रेतनन तदियाना रेतनन दीम्त
दीम्त दीम्त दीम् तदारेदानि
अंतरा
निततन नन तन देरेना देरेना तोम
तद्दान्नी नादिर दानी तुंदिर दानी तदारे
तारेदानी दीम्त नननन
तदरे दान्नी ना रे तदान्नी दा
धा किट नग तक धुम किट
नग तक नग दिग दिग दिग
तिटीकत्ता गदि गिन धा (3)