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36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field
… the lowly huts, (x2) If you stand atop Mount Carmel, from there you can look at Bashan. (x2) 2. A garden like … Why did you ever leave that place? (x2) You can eat from the garden of Yokshan; you can eat the finest fruits of … popular for parties associated with weddings, where its romantic innuendos were enjoyed. The medieval Hebrew piyyut …
35. A Green Bird
… (as a first stanza) with “North Side/South Side: A Visit from the Raja” (song 12), probably indicating its shared … this was a Malayalam folk song with wider circulation, from which the tune was used for the “North Side/ South Side” …
34. Golden Palanquin
… of the “play songs” performed in a circle dance by women from Kadavumbhagam-Kochi, this song is found in only three notebooks, all from their community. In the lively rendition recorded as … to their marriage chamber in a palanquin, but why away from it? If the “companions” are their attendants, why would …
33. In the Ship
… and storm, wind and storm! tta tindaka Made from silk, the sails are made, sails are made. … Made from pearls, the floor is made, floor is made. tta tindaka From precious silver and velvet and silk, In green and white …
32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… a composite translation of part I, performed by two women from the Paradesi community in Kochi, combined with part II, found in notebooks from Kochi and Parur. [2] Ruby Daniel describes how the song … of the wedding couple sat on a stage, with singers from the bride’s family on one side and singers from the …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… lively and playful song combines imagery and references from many Kerala traditions to portray a series of events … in Gold” appears in seventeen different song notebooks from Kochi, Ernakulam, and Parur. This performance was recorded by singers originally from the Kadavumbhagam and Paradesi communities in Kochi. …
30. O Proud Singing Bird!
… Indian weddings and other celebrations. Found in notebooks from all three of the Jewish communities living in Kochi, … the same 1981 Hanukkah circle dance performance by women from Kochi-Kadavumbhagam, with an escalated tempo of …
29. The Noble Bridegroom
… throb. Like kunkum, your veins and bangles will blush. This romantic wedding song is found in notebooks from both the Kadavumbhagam and Paradesi communities in … the bridegroom in a wedding procession approaching from either direction along “our street” ( terivu , also …
28. The Gold-Clad Bride
… bridal customs, with a unique design for Jews, different from Hindu, Christian, or Muslim designs. In addition to a … to song 26, Kerala Jews believed that when a bride emerged from her pre-wedding bath in the mikveh, her face was shining … 5. This translation is a composite, combining verses from the three variants textualized by Zacharia (2005, M35, …
27. The Elegantly Adorned Bride
… would often borrow costly gold and jeweled ornaments from relatives, friends, and neighbors to adorn the bride and … for their own CD. The lyrics are found mostly in notebooks from Kadavumbhagam-Kochi, and the two women who recorded it in 2001 were from that community. … 52 … 7 … 44254 … Splendid Singing …