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59. The Document Box
… ādhārappěṭṭi, Tānĕ tānĕ aḻiccu tuṟannūtě (x2) 1.The box of documents, (x2) Tānĕ tānĕ, it was opened and untied. (x2) … story in this song echoes events in chapters 2 and 6 of the book of Esther, referring to the discovery by King … found in notebooks from Kochi, Ernakulam and Parur. Ruby Daniel identified this rousing popular song as a composition …
58. Ahashverosh Song
… all he had, throwing all his wealth away, And when all of it was gone, who was left to ask for more? Not one … scenes, this song conveys key events in the biblical book of Esther, chapters 4–8. It also incorporates elements … letters were etched with a metal stylus. [2] Cencela. Ruby Daniel offered a possible translation of this word …
57. In the India Kingdom
… If asking, you were told: “He’s really, really rich!” Of six hundred copper pots, eighty pots were filled With … Purim songs, this first one is found in only three notebooks, all from Kochi-Paradesi. Ruby Daniel remembered it as the first Malayalam song she learned …
53. Moshe and the Promised Land (Song of the Thirteen Sefer Torahs)
… To your first-born children I’ll show The glory of the mikdash.” [1] 3. “Just like the crawling ants I’m … Torah scrolls during his final day. In some women’s notebooks this song is titled, “Song of the Thirteen Sefer … 173). While translating the song for me much earlier, Ruby Daniel had explained with sadness in her voice that when …
52. The Song of “Anokhi”
… must be no other God. You must not swear by the name of God. Untrue words you must not speak.” All this is … the composition of the Malayalam song is attributed to Ruby Daniel’s grandfather, Daniel Hai, who died before Ruby was … family, as its written text has been found only in notebook B10, written by their aunt Dolly Japheth, along with a …
51. When Moshe Received Knowledge
… Rahel Nehemia, Toba Sofer and others. Recorded by Avigdor Herzog. Moshav Taoz, … fell down is spelled differently in each of the three notebook texts. In her original translation (May 1999), Ruby Daniel read it as the Hebrew kaved , heaviness; hence the …
45. Joseph’s Robe
… ākki tān yākkobuṃ makkaḷuṃ 1. O Judge Eternal, the One full of justice, You gave in abundance to Yaakov and sons. This … verses in eight variants of the song, found mainly in notebooks from Kochi. This first section refers to a midrash in … 1969, 2:13). When she first translated this song, Ruby Daniel told me the story (found in Ginzberg 1969, 2:30) of …
41. The Ten Songs of King Solomon
… cŏlippěṭṭa pāṭṭukaḷ pāttil, stutipěṭṭa pāṭṭu itŏnnu 1. Of the ten songs sung by Shelomo Melehu, [1] this is most … on Rosh Hashanah. [9] Without citing Talmudic sources, Ruby Daniel explained this reference to me while she was … mid-eighteenth century. [10] Only one other song in the notebook collection contains an internal date (5452=1691/92 CE, …
39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi
… I am exhausted from my madness over you. But I am not tired of you, gold Manangĕ. 2. What do you want now? What are you … I’ll be, my gold Dayicha. Found only in two Paradesi notebooks, “Golden Manangĕ” (song 39) and “My Dear Mamuchi” … disapproving of the songs’ somewhat bawdy nature, Ruby Daniel refused to translate them. In contrast, her aunt …
37. Gorgeous Black-Haired Woman
… Stay here with me. (x2) All through the night till break of day, Stay here with me. (x2) 2. My strong man, with … of Zacharia’s and Gamliel’s Malayalam title for their 2005 book, Kārkuḻali .” Zacharia was entranced that the poet … on Simḥat Torah (’ Areshet 1980, 387). According to Ruby Daniel (personal communication, 1999), it has been …