Twinkle Twinkle Little Star To Swaras

 Mapping "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" to Swaras

Mapping "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" to swaras (the solfège system used in Indian classical music) involves assigning each note of the melody to a corresponding swara. Here’s a simplified version using the major scale (Shankarabharanam in Carnatic music, equivalent to the Ionian mode in Western music):

In Western notation, the melody starts as:

C C G G A A G
F F E E D D C

Mapping these to swaras:

Sa Sa Pa Pa Dha Dha Pa
Ma Ma Ga Ga Re Re Sa

Here’s the complete mapping for the first part of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star":

Western Notes:
C C G G A A G
F F E E D D C

Swaras:
Sa Sa Pa Pa Dha Dha Pa
Ma Ma Ga Ga Re Re Sa

And continuing with the next lines of the melody:

Western Notes:
G G F F E E D
G G F F E E D

Swaras:
Pa Pa Ma Ma Ga Ga Re
Pa Pa Ma Ma Ga Ga Re

Western Notes:
C C G G A A G
F F E E D D C

Swaras:
Sa Sa Pa Pa Dha Dha Pa
Ma Ma Ga Ga Re Re Sa

So, the entire melody mapped to swaras would be:

Twinkle, twinkle, little star:
Sa Sa Pa Pa Dha Dha Pa
Ma Ma Ga Ga Re Re Sa

How I wonder what you are:
Pa Pa Ma Ma Ga Ga Re
Pa Pa Ma Ma Ga Ga Re

Up above the world so high:
Sa Sa Pa Pa Dha Dha Pa
Ma Ma Ga Ga Re Re Sa

Mapping the nursery rhyme "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" to the Indian classical music system involves assigning the corresponding swaras (notes) from the Sargam (Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni, Sa). Here's a common way to do it in the raga Shankarabharanam (similar to the Western major scale):

"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" Lyrics and Swaras

1. Twinkle, twinkle, little star
   Sa Sa Pa Pa Dha Dha Pa

2. How I wonder what you are!
   Ma Ma Ga Ga Re Re Sa

3. Up above the world so high
   Pa Pa Ma Ma Ga Ga Re

4. Like a diamond in the sky
   Pa Pa Ma Ma Ga Ga Re

5. Twinkle, twinkle, little star
   Sa Sa Pa Pa Dha Dha Pa

6. How I wonder what you are!
   Ma Ma Ga Ga Re Re Sa

Explanation

• Sa corresponds to the note C
• Re corresponds to the note D
• Ga corresponds to the note E
• Ma corresponds to the note F
• Pa corresponds to the note G
• Dha corresponds to the note A
• Ni corresponds to the note B
• Sa corresponds to the higher C

This mapping keeps the melody recognizable while translating it into the Indian classical music system.

Websites:

https://notesandsargam.com/twinkle-twinkle-little-star/#google_vignette

Youtube Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRNfh938hec

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/J3vqE1ZnqAA?feature=share

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXBipLSeKH4

https://www.myoozic.com/threads/twinkle-twinkle-little-star.22271/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuUN_jjh5D8

https://www.sargambook.com/twinke-twinkle-little-star-sargam-notes/

https://www.shankarmahadevanacademy.com/learn-rhymes-to-swaras-vol-1/RTS101/?hmb01

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypgggTFlBD4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B55YcP9B_RA