beena bajaave maaee ree
Raag: Todi, Miyan Ki · Taal: Teen Taal
Bandish Overview
Bandish Text
English / Roman
beena bajaave maaee ree
gaave neekee taana naee ree
aba baaboo kaa Choharaa |
mada pee bhaye madamaate
laagata hai haasee
aurake karase lai Cheen bajaave ||
Devnagri
बीन बजावे माई री
गावे नीकी तान नई री
अब बाबू का छोहरा ।
मद पी भये मदमाते
लागत है हासी
औरके करसे लै छीन् बजावे ॥
Meaning
This Bandish is a creation of Ustad Murad Khan Beenkar of Indore, who was astonished by the playing of his disciple Ustad Babu Khan. Babu Khan was a bright disciple by all means, but had a highly erratic nature, and would seldom do his Riyaaz. He would be found roaming around with mendicants, often high on narcotics (alcohol/opium). When Murad Khan returned from his routine stroll one day, he found Babu Khan playing an enchanting Todi on the Veena (Been), to which Murad Khan spontaneously composed this Bandish. The last line of the Sthayi refers to a typical Hindi slang (for eg. \'गधे के बचà¥à¤šà¥‡\' to call someone a fool) where Murad Khan refers to Babu Khan as \"Babu ke chhore\".