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35. A Green Bird
… Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 35. A Green Bird …
34. Golden Palanquin
… gets more and more rapid throughout the song, reminding Kerala listeners of similar performances of Muslim and … bangles and crown refer to customary gifts associated with Kerala weddings. Zacharia (2005, 196) guesses that the … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog … …
33. In the Ship
… Yela yelo-o, yela yelo, yela yelo-o—tta tindaka. This Kerala folk-style song, praised by Zacharia for its … the water as they row, and “tta tindaka,” an imitation of Kerala drum and dance rhythms. The theme of a pleasure trip … by boat is grounded in the culture and coastal geography of Kerala. Although there is no overtly Jewish content in the …
32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… and playful song exemplifies two widespread genres of Kerala folk music. Part I begins in the style of a … celebrations and varied Hindu religious rituals in Kerala (Aju Narayanan 2006). Our English version is a … the cycle of traditional Syrian Christian weddings in Kerala, in which relatives of the wedding couple sat on a …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… and playful song combines imagery and references from many Kerala traditions to portray a series of events during the … scenes are typical of marriage celebrations throughout Kerala. They present verbal reminders of neighboring … In this context, it means “Splendid!” [2] Ǒppana is a Kerala dance genre associated with Muslim weddings. For …
30. O Proud Singing Bird!
… (line 6), and then a “female parrot” (line 8). The all-Kerala phrase “milk and bananas,” combined with the … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog … …
29. The Noble Bridegroom
… The Marakkars are a Muslim group living mainly in northern Kerala. … 52 … 7 … 44260 … Moshav Taoz, Israel … Splendid … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog … …
28. The Gold-Clad Bride
… pendant ( tāli ) mentioned in stanza 6 is typical of Kerala bridal customs, with a unique design for Jews, … 1987, 102). As noted in relation to song 26, Kerala Jews believed that when a bride emerged from her … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog … …
27. The Elegantly Adorned Bride
… the wedding. In elaborate musical detail, it portrays a Kerala bride’s clothing and ornaments of jewelry and … Lane notes two elements that suggest a possible northern Kerala Muslim origin or influence: the particular style of … is the color associated with Muslim weddings. According to Kerala Jewish custom, the bride’s family would often borrow …
26. After the Bath
… bride, which also pervades song 28, may refer to the Kerala Jewish belief that when a bride emerges from the … have not found any recorded memory of a horse involved in a Kerala Jewish wedding, though a bridegroom (not a bride) on … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 26. …