Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/sarangi/ ਸ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਸਾਰੰਗੀ sarangi Say it**saa-RUNG-ee, with the stress on the middle syllable**Type**Noun** In short Sarangi (ਸਾਰੰਗੀ) is a bowed, short-necked instrument carved from one block of wood, with three main strings and many sympathetic strings. Famous for sounding like the human voice, it leads the melody in Punjab's dhadi ballad teams alongside the dhadd drum. ## How it's used 1. 1ਸਾਰੰਗੀ ਦੀ ਅਵਾਜ਼ ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਅਵਾਜ਼ ਵਰਗੀ ਲੱਗਦੀ ਹੈ੤The sound of the sarangi feels like the human voice. _everyday usage_ 2. 2ਢਾਡੀ ਸਾਰੰਗੀ ਅਤੇ ਢੱਡ ਨਾਲ ਵਾਰ ਗਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ੤The dhadi sings the ballad with the sarangi and the dhadd. _vaar: a heroic ballad_ 3. 3ਉਸ ਨੇ ਕਈ ਸਾਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਰੰਗੀ ਵਜਾਉਣੀ ਸਿੱਖੀ੤He learned to play the sarangi over many years. _everyday usage_ Show 1 more example 1. 4ਸਾਰੰਗੀ ਲੱਕੜ ਦੇ ਇੱਕੋ ਟੁਕੜੇ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਘੜੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ੤The sarangi is carved from a single piece of wood. _gharrna: to carve, to shape_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਸਾਰੰਗੀ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਲੋਕ ਵਾਜਾ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਲੱਕੜ ਦੇ ਇੱਕੋ ਟੁਕੜੇ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਘੜਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ੤ ਇਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਤਿੰਨ ਮੁੱਖ ਤਾਰਾਂ ਗਜ਼ ਨਾਲ ਵਜਾਈਆਂ ਜਾਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ, ਅਤੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਕਈ ਹੋਰ ਤਾਰਾਂ ਆਪੇ ਗੂੰਜਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ੤ ਇਸ ਦੀ ਅਵਾਜ਼ ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਅਵਾਜ਼ ਵਰਗੀ ਲੱਗਦੀ ਹੈ੤ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਢਾਡੀ ਜੱਥੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਰੰਗੀ ਹੀ ਧੁਨ ਦਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਢੱਡ ਤਾਲ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ੤ ## What does sarangi mean in Punjabi? Sarangi (ਸਾਰੰਗੀ), pronounced saa-RUNG-ee, is a bowed, short-necked folk instrument carved from a single block of wood, with three main strings and a large bank of sympathetic strings that hum beneath them. Players prize it for sounding closer to the human voice than almost any other instrument, and in Punjab it is the lead melody voice of the dhadi ballad singers. ## How is the sarangi played? The player sits and holds the sarangi upright against the left shoulder, drawing a heavy horsehair bow across the three gut strings with the right hand. The strings are not pressed with the fingertips like a guitar: the player stops them with the nails, cuticles and the flesh around them, sliding along the neck. Those slides and shakes let the sarangi copy the bends and ornaments of a singing voice, while around 35 sympathetic strings ring in answer beneath the melody. ## What is the sarangi's place in Punjabi music? In Punjab the sarangi belongs above all to the dhadi tradition. A dhadi jatha is a small ballad team, usually a sarangi master, two players of the dhadd hand drum and a narrator who tells the story between verses. The tradition was fostered in the time of Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh Guru, and its singers perform heroic ballads called vaars standing up, with the sarangi carrying the tune. Beyond Punjab, the sarangi is also a respected accompanist in Hindustani classical singing for the same voice-like quality. ## Is the sarangi becoming rare? Yes, it is harder to hear than it once was. During the twentieth century the harmonium and the violin began to take its place as accompanists because both are easier to handle, and the sarangi, which takes years of practice to play well, lost ground. That is why a working sarangi master in a dhadi jatha is now treated as a keeper of a fading craft, not just a musician. ## Related words [ਚਿਮਟਾchimtamusical tongs with jingles, a folk percussion instrument](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/chimta/)[ਤੂੰਬੀtumbiPunjab's one-string folk instrument](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/tumbi/)[ਅਲਗੋਜ਼ਾalgozapaired folk flute, twin flute](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/algoza/)[ਢੋਲdholPunjab's double-headed folk drum](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dhol/)[ਰਬਾਬrababplucked lute, the first instrument of Sikh kirtan, played by Bhai Mardana](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/rabab/)[ਢੱਡdhaddsmall hourglass shaped drum of the Dhadi ballad singers, played with the fingers](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dhadd/) Sources (2) 1. [Sarangi | Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarangi) 2. 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