चैती
चैती उत्तर प्रदेश का, चैत माह पर केंद्रित लोक-गीत है। इसे अर्ध-शास्त्रीय गीत विधाओं में भी सम्मिलित किया जाता है तथा उपशास्त्रीय बंदिशें गाई जाती हैं। चैत्र के महीने में गाए जाने वाले इस राग का विषय प्रेम, प्रकृति और होली रहते है। चैत श्री राम के जन्म का भी मास है इसलिए इस गीत की हर पंक्ति के बाद अक्सर रामा यह शब्द लगाते हैं। संगीत की अनेक महफिलों केवल चैती, टप्पा और दादरा ही गाए जाते है। ये अक्सर राग वसंत या मिश्र वसंत में निबद्ध होते हैं। चैती, ठुमरी, दादरा, कजरी इत्यादि का गढ़ पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश तथा मुख्यरूप से वाराणसी है। पहले केवल इसी को समर्पित संगीत समारोह हुआ करते थे जिसे चैता उत्सव कहा जाता था। आज यह संस्कृति लुप्त हो रही है, फिर भी चैती की लोकप्रियता संगीत प्रेमियों में बनी हुई है। बारह मासे में चैत का महीना गीत संगीत के मास के रूप में चित्रित किया गया है।
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चैती
चढ़त चइत चित लागे ना रामा/ बाबा के भवनवा/ बीर बमनवा सगुन बिचारो/ कब होइहैं पिया से मिलनवा हो रामा/ चढ़ल चइत चित लागे ना रामा
Chaiti-4 Rag Mishra "Peelu Raja Gaye Kaun Des"
Chaiti is semi classical style of Hindustani music. It has derived from the folk music of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and based on chaitra month i.e. the mid-March of English calendar. Semi-classical “Bandish” (Determined melody structure) are sung in it. Love, beauty of nature and the Holi festival (the Indian festival of colors) are the prominent themes of Chaiti. Chaitra month is also considered as the birth month of Shri Rama and thus, the scriptural descriptions of the childhood of Shri Rama are included in the singing structure of Chaiti.
Chaiti-3 Rag Bhairavi "Aae Chait Manbhati"
Chaiti is semi classical style of Hindustani music. It has derived from the folk music of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and based on chaitra month i.e. the mid-March of English calendar. Semi-classical “Bandish” (Determined melody structure) are sung in it. Love, beauty of nature and the Holi festival (the Indian festival of colors) are the prominent themes of Chaiti. Chaitra month is also considered as the birth month of Shri Rama and thus, the scriptural descriptions of the childhood of Shri Rama are included in the singing structure of Chaiti.
Chaiti 2 Rag Mishra Khamaj "Baaje Re Abadh Main Badhiya"
Chaiti is semi classical style of Hindustani music. It has derived from the folk music of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and based on chaitra month i.e. the mid-March of English calendar. Semi-classical “Bandish” (Determined melody structure) are sung in it. Love, beauty of nature and the Holi festival (the Indian festival of colors) are the prominent themes of Chaiti. Chaitra month is also considered as the birth month of Shri Rama and thus, the scriptural descriptions of the childhood of Shri Rama are included in the singing structure of Chaiti.
Chaiti -1 Rag Des "Jhukvan Pawan Jhakore"
Chaiti is semi classical style of Hindustani music. It has derived from the folk music of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and based on chaitra month i.e. the mid-March of English calendar. Semi-classical “Bandish” (Determined melody structure) are sung in it. Love, beauty of nature and the Holi festival (the Indian festival of colors) are the prominent themes of Chaiti. Chaitra month is also considered as the birth month of Shri Rama and thus, the scriptural descriptions of the childhood of Shri Rama are included in the singing structure of Chaiti.
