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41. The Ten Songs of King Solomon
… was spread. 10. The tenth to be sung, by God’s command, the Jewish People must sing. Years have passed: five thousand … “The Ten Songs of King Solomon” as an example of Kerala Jewish women’s knowledge when relating a family story about … “How is she such a learned person?” he explained that the Jewish women in Cochin knew many such things from their …
39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi
… one of the songs was composed. Neither song has explicitly Jewish content except that both the romantic couples were known members of the Paradesi Jewish community. Apparently feeling the need to protect … contradictory opinions about their identities. In 1977 one Jewish elder in Kochi attributed the Manangĕ song to Isaac …
38. Song About Love
… a wide range of emotions from liking to passion, its Jewish Malayalam form ābāh or ahabah (a transliteration of … and translation, her more literal adaptation of the 1917 Jewish Publication Society rendering …
36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field
… an allegory of the relationship between God and the exiled Jewish people, it is performed as a wedding song in …
35. A Green Bird
… its shared melody. Its content, which is not specifically Jewish, has no apparent connection to that of the other …
34. Golden Palanquin
… of Muslim and Christian folksongs. As there are no Jewish markers in the contents of the song, it is possible that it originated as a non-Jewish song associated with circle dances and was incorporated into the Jewish repertoire. Though its contents are enigmatic, …
33. In the Ship
… was performed at parties during the week after a Jewish wedding. Its portrayal of the bridegroom and bride … coastal geography of Kerala. Although there is no overtly Jewish content in the song until the addition of stanza 4, … that the word for “velvet” in stanza 2 is characteristic of Jewish, rather than standard, Malayalam. Our composite …
32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… during a party on the day after the wedding for non-Jewish friends and neighbors of the wedding party and … families.” The bride and groom were seated on a stage, with Jewish women on opposite sides singing as the guests … comments shed light on the range of different verses in the Jewish song variants. In terms of content, the reference to …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… that by his side? Nalla! Traditionally performed at a Jewish women's party the night before a wedding (Daniel and … listeners to join in the singing. Without specifically Jewish markers, these scenes are typical of marriage … groom! Whereas parallel phrases and themes shared between Jewish and Knanaya Christian songs are pointed out elsewhere …
30. O Proud Singing Bird!
… there? Red are your lips, and your head is green. In the Jewish quarter are two groves of trees. In the pantal … celebrations. Found in notebooks from all three of the Jewish communities living in Kochi, this song’s mention of “two groves of trees” in the Jewish quarter may be taken as a figurative reference to the …