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44. Joseph the Righteous
… the Righteous” was popular as a wedding song in Jewish communities outside Kochi, to be sung on the final Shabbat …
36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field
… it is performed as a wedding song in widespread Sephardic communities. In Kerala it might be sung for any festive … notebooks from Ernakulam, Parur, and all three Kochi communities. Its composition was attributed to Eliyahu …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… by singers originally from the Kadavumbhagam and Paradesi communities in Kochi. ______________________________ [1] The …
30. O Proud Singing Bird!
… Found in notebooks from all three of the Jewish communities living in Kochi, this song’s mention of “two …
29. The Noble Bridegroom
… found in notebooks from both the Kadavumbhagam and Paradesi communities in Kochi, whose synagogues are located at …
26. After the Bath
… effect announcing to the families of all three Jewish communities that this was to be her wedding day. We have … a horse is associated with weddings in various other Indian communities. Zacharia (2005, 195) notes that this image of a …
24. Blessing for the Bridegroom
… entire community, also including guests from other Jewish communities. The second stanza of the song refers to two …
23. Happiness to the Bridegroom
… blessing for the bridegroom is found in notebooks from all communities from which notebooks were collected. The song … presence of this song text in notebooks from six different communities, our only recordings of it are Paradesi, from …
22. Brit Milah (Circumcision) Song
… by the Nirit Group Singers, with members of three different communities singing in turn. …
20. The Command Is Proclaimed
… twenty notebooks, representing almost all the Kerala Jewish communities. Ruby Daniel chose it as a particularly …