Thumri

Thumrī (Devanagari: ठुमरी, Nastaliq:ٹھمری) is a common genre of semi-classical Indian music.

The text is romantic or devotional in nature, and usually revolves around a girl's love for Krishna. The lyrics are usually in Uttar Pradesh dialects of Hindi called Awadhi and Brij Bhasha. Thumri is characterized by its sensuality, and by a greater flexibility with the raag.

Thumrī is also used as a generic name for some other, even lighter, forms such as Dadra, Hori, Kajari, Saavan, Jhoola, and Chaiti, even though each of them has its own structure and content either lyrical or musical or both and so the exposition of these forms vary. Like Indian classical music itself, some of these forms have their origin in folk literature and music.

Format

Some of the most commonly used ragas are Pilu, Kafi, Khamaj, Gara, Tilak Kamod and Bhairavi. The compositions are usually set to kaherava taal of 8 beats, addha tal of 16 beats, dipchandi of 14 beats or jat of 16 beats and in "dadra' tal of 6 beats.

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How Dare You

by: Thao & Mirah

Oh oh how dare you
Oh oh how dare you
This is how I dare to
This is how I dare to
I'm coming over to remind you of me
No you can't lay there
That's where we used to sleep
I swear it happens better when it happens again
I told you from the start I could only see the end
Sugar if you're sure you're goin, we'll move a little slower then
If you want I could be decent. You gotta let me know when
ooh ooh ooh...
You can have this much is left from before.
I am sick with my effort I am sick without yours.
To be fair, to be fair I never said I'd try
But I'll be fair, I'll be fair, in how I spend your time
Well I can't help it, oh, I should spare you
But I can't help it, oh, I would not dare to
ooh ooh ooh... oh oh oh
Well I can't help it, oh, I should spare you
But I can't help it, oh I would not dare to




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