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46. Baby Moshe Taken from the Water
… the strength of Moshe, equaled only by God! (2) A typical Kerala setting is provided here for the biblical story of … up by the Pharaoh’s daughter (Exodus 2:3–10). The coast of Kerala is famous for its “backwaters”—a vast network of … Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 46. Baby Moshe Taken from …
45. Joseph’s Robe
… to demand of them: “Who has eaten my son?” In tropical Kerala, his wrapping himself in a woolen blanket (at the end … Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 45. …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… a whole, “Joseph the Righteous” exhibits many elements of Kerala folk drama through the use of distinct and memorable … Part II Sung much more solemnly to a melody used in Kerala for the Hebrew bakashah “’ Adon ‘Olam ” (’ Areshet … and well” ( Āyissōḍĕ Yoseph ) has been used playfully by Kerala Jews to refer to any absent member of the community, …
43. The Song of Mother Sarah
… may relate to the known presence of Jewish midwives in Kerala to help with Jewish births, at least in the early … in stanza 7 to a blossoming doorpost seems to be unique to Kerala, it may have been inspired by a midrash comparing … Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog … …
42. Adam the First Person
… Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 42. Adam the First Person …
41. The Ten Songs of King Solomon
… used “The Ten Songs of King Solomon” as an example of Kerala Jewish women’s knowledge when relating a family story … Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 41. The Ten Songs of King …
39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi
… included them among the songs she chose to perform in a Kerala recording studio in the late 1990s. When I discussed … to Hallegua and Japheth share melodies with other Kerala Jewish songs—perhaps lending support to the argument … songs of the day. Songs 39 and 40 are filled with the Kerala language of beauty and love. Each of the women is …
38. Song About Love
… was composed by Isaac E. Hallegua (1862–1941), the first Kerala Jew to attend university, who was fluent in Hebrew … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 38. …
37. Gorgeous Black-Haired Woman
… requested feeding of appam—a most common form of bread in Kerala, made of ground rice flour. The piyyut is one of many … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 37. …
36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field
… as a wedding song in widespread Sephardic communities. In Kerala it might be sung for any festive occasion but was … in the original Hebrew version as “plundered” and in the Kerala Hebrew version as “secret”[1] becomes in Malayalam a … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 36. O Woman Dwelling in …