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60. Hanukkah Song
… stutikkuṃbol Beta mihdośu vegattil cěyyuṃbol 1. With blessings proclaimed and songs of praise, To the Temple they quickly came. There was … in stanza 3, lines 2 and 3, associating the sound of the Hebrew word Hanukkah (dedication) with that of the Malayalam …
58. Ahashverosh Song
… The introduction to songs 54-55 is available here . Sarah Cohen, Rachel … So the bond was written out, and the money was received. With anger kept inside his mind, Curséd Omon went to speak … Kerala melody for “ Mi Khamokha ve’En Kamokha ,” a lengthy Hebrew piyyut recounting the Purim story. Composed by the …
57. In the India Kingdom
… The introduction to songs 57-59 is available here . Venus Lane. Recorded by … there was a man, A raja who was ruling in unity over all, With the Great God’s blessing, according to His decree. … by placing the events of the Purim story in India ( Hodu in Hebrew), as it is stated in the Bible (Esther 1:1) that …
53. Moshe and the Promised Land (Song of the Thirteen Sefer Torahs)
… sights. But as he was seeing the land, Moshe was stricken with grief. (x2) 7. It was Moshe who wrote in one day … us, O Great God, To evermore sing your praise. (x2) This song incorporates elements of two traditional stories about … Petirat Moshe (Ginzberg 1968, 3:439–442; 6:150–151)—a Hebrew volume that was available to Jews in Kerala. [2] One …
52. The Song of “Anokhi”
… it was spoken—“Anokhi.” 2. Up to heaven Moshe climbed, Without water, without food. The diamond tablets he brought … our minds At the time when we heard “Anokhi.” Much of this song is a direct translation of the Hebrew piyyut Yarad ’El Ḥai, “The Living God Descended” …
51. When Moshe Received Knowledge
… The Lord Who is First gave all knowledge to Moshe, And with that knowledge he gave praises to God. 2. On Sinai … blessed. May Your Holy Name be forever blessed. This short song is filled with interesting elements—its unusual slant … Torah, its reference to midrash, its particular mixture of Hebrew and Malayalam terms, and its performance in a …
50. Little Sinai Mountain
… the first help. Torah we received from You, received her with Your help. To us she brought good fortune, to the … And in Yerushalayim grant that we may be. This song about the giving of the Torah combines several … stanzas 4–6). This popular melody is also shared with the Hebrew wedding song Kikhlot Yayni (’ Areshet 1980, 322). …
48. Hidden God
… Pharaoh, When to many masters we were then enslaved. (x2) With ten plagues You struck, and then, O Lord, You delivered … Please do the same for us, Your children, now. (x2) This song of gratitude for God’s protection of the Jews draws on … behind a screen or veil—or more figuratively, in Gamliel’s Hebrew translation, “concealed in mystery” (2005, 106). This …
48. Hidden God
… Pharaoh, When to many masters we were then enslaved. (x2) With ten plagues You struck, and then, O Lord, You delivered … Please do the same for us, Your children, now. (x2) This song of gratitude for God’s protection of the Jews draws on … behind a screen or veil—or more figuratively, in Gamliel’s Hebrew translation, “concealed in mystery” (2005, 106). This …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… Lord be our first help. At the time this happened, it was with His help. Yaakob Abinu and the twelve tribes— In … bless us, God, we pray! This lively and engaging narrative song about Joseph is a composite of oral and written … Sung much more solemnly to a melody used in Kerala for the Hebrew bakashah “’ Adon ‘Olam ” (’ Areshet 1980, 222), this …