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17. Blessing Song
… 1. Blessings upon you; may blessings abound— Blessings of children and also shalom. May your offspring increase … twenty-five variants among the thirty-eight catalogued notebooks, representing all six communities from which notebooks … claimed to understand well what they were singing, and Ruby Daniel herself despaired of translating it. When she urged …
16. Song of the Ten Commandments
… each with a different melody and arrangement. 16a. Miriam Daniel, Rahel Nehemiah, Toba Sofer, Simcha Yosef. Recorded by Avigdor Herzog, Moshav Taoz, … to song 15 (“Sefer Torah Dedication Song”) in the song notebook from which she was singing. On another occasion she …
14. The Paliat Achan Song
… Two recordings: one by Ruby Daniel and Dolly Japheth, Kibbutz Neot Mordekhai, 1981, and … there, with dashing, striking, beating drums— Commander of twelve thousand troops, Nayar brigade, and bodyguards? 2. … one! This song is not found in any of the Jewish notebooks but was recorded from memory in 1981 by Ruby Daniel …
13. Manacheri Women! Mattancherry Women!
… Ruby Daniel and Rahel Kala. Recorded by Barbara Johnson, Kibbutz … těy Maṭṭalu věṭṭaņa pěņņaṅṅaḷě—těy těy 1. Oh, the women of Manacheri!—těy těy Oh, women who cut the coconut … Because there is no written version of this song in the notebook collection, it does not have a number in the Ben-Zvi …
8. Kadavumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song
… one! The most respected Jews are from Kadavumbhagam. All of Kadavumbhagam united as one, To raise up a paḷḷi like … what was a major landing-place ( kaṭavu ) for boats. Ruby Daniel recalled hearing that the Hindu Raja of Kochi used to … song about the synagogue (which is found in only two notebooks, both Paradesi) is filled with obscure words and …
9. Paradesi Synagogue Song
… about You always, to hold You in our minds. By the merit of our deeds, stand by us in this place; stand by us in this … of the song translated here is found in three Paradesi books, one dated from the nineteenth century. A quite … on the longer version, as translated earlier by Ruby Daniel and Scaria Zacharia, whereas Gamliel’s translation …
7. Tekkumbhagam-Ernakulam Synagogue Song
… Miriam Daniel. Recorded by Edith Gerson-Kiwi and Shirley Isenberg, … To praise You, O Almighty God. Here in this paḷḷi, the joy of our life, Waken our hearts to praise You, … 1056). Eleven texts of this song have been found, in notebooks from all three Kochi communities and one from …
6. Parur Synagogue Song
… peḻa poṟuṃ taṃburānĕ 1. May Almighty God be the source of my help To do this without any error, O Lord. … century by invading troops from Mysore to the north (Daniel and Johnson 1995, 127) and was observed in serious … In his article for this book and elsewhere, Zacharia analyzes this song’s …
4. Song of Moshe Mutaliyar
… Hannah (Dolly) Japheth and Ruby Daniel. Recorded by Barbara Johnson, Kibbutz Neot Mordecai, … the ruler. “So you’ve come to Malanatu? Aren’t you a gem of a man! My dear Mutaliyaru, tell me now, why have … I. However, the song is found in eight different notebooks, from Parur, Chendamangalam, and Kochi-Tekkumbhagam, …
3. Song of the Second Temple’s Destruction (Leaving Kodungallur)
… tanna stutikkunnu Omanĕ āya ŏlaku paḍiccūtĕ 1. Creator of the world, we are praising You, Who made this world so … Second Temple, the song title does in two of the three notebooks where this song appears. Given the song’s conclusion … as in the folklore of many other Jewish communities (Daniel and Johnson 1975, 9, 57). As in song 58 (based on the …