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22. Brit Milah (Circumcision) Song
… In enumerating many blessings for a newborn baby boy, this song compares them to the blessings given to prophets and … afterward, the women sing this Malayalam version of the song. Our English translation of the Malayalam is adapted … with a descendant of King David. In the case of this particular song, it should be noted that the corresponding …
21. Great God Who Has Fed Us
… Speaking and replying, “Sadhakan is the Holy One." 3. By songs and celebration, we praise Lord Tamburan. For He gave … fulfill us in Siyon. There we will go up singing, singing songs of praise. With blessings and excellence, O Holy … of this Hebrew song by using a melody associated with a particular festive occasion—e.g. a wedding melody to …
20. The Command Is Proclaimed
… The introduction to songs 18–20 is available here . 20a. Sarah Cohen, Seema … 2. God will be the light of dawn to those whose hearts are kind. If you obey what you are told, rewards you … the Kerala Jewish communities. Ruby Daniel chose it as a particularly important song to translate, noting that it was …
19. As You Stand Before Us (Saturday Night Bride Song)
… The introduction to songs 18–20 is available here . 19a. Sarah Cohen, Seema … In some books its heading reads, “Saturday Night Bride Song,” reflecting Paradesi customs for celebrating the … many references to messianic hopes for the future, with no particular reference to the wedding or the bride. When this …
18. Our Food
… The introduction to songs 18–20 is available here . 18a. Rahel Kala, Venus Lane, … in the same sense that coolness is a feature of Shabbat in song 66 (“The Coolness of Shabbbat”). Gamliel offers … to the sense of rescue from distress conveyed in some parts of the Hebrew blessing (2005, 205). “Our Food” is one …
17. Blessing Song
… also shalom. May your offspring increase and inhabit the earth— Possess it, divide it, and thereby survive. Be … they are raised up. All they desire, He knows in His heart. For the sake of His servants, all this He gave. Before … word proclaimed. From the mouth of the girl, he heard the song: “Without a doubt Yoseph is alive!” Delightedly hearing …
16. Song of the Ten Commandments
… This song was recorded by women from three different Kerala … precious paḷḷi, Oh Lord forever we praise! This song for the dedication of a new sefer Torah is performed in … Parur, she sang from memory and said she had forgotten parts of the song. In contrast to the two folk-style …
15. Sefer Torah Dedication Song
… and singing, they took the Torah, With joy in their hearts, and also with pride. A treasure you will gain by the … Sung by women from Kochi, Parur, and Chendamangalam, this song for the donation and dedication of a new Torah scroll … from other Jewish communities. The second stanza of the song refers to two stories from midrash. One tells how the …
13. Manacheri Women! Mattancherry Women!
… of five or six whiskers of prawn!—těy těy This amusing folk song is included not only as a marker of Kochi identity but … of Manacheri (probably Manjeri, in a predominately Muslim part of northern Kerala) as laborers who remove the coir … lungi ), and finally, the inedible antennae of prawns (no parts of which are kosher food for Jews). Each of the first …
12. North Side, South Side (A Visit from the Raja)
… In harmony together, they bow down to pray. This playful song about Jewtown in Kochi was remembered and performed … patrons of the Kerala Jews. While the contents of the song are certainly Jewish, Gamliel (2005, 225) notes that … is found in only one (Paradesi) notebook, as the second part of a riddle song ( song 35, “A Green Bird ”), perhaps …