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16. Song of the Ten Commandments
… This song was recorded by women from three different Kerala Jewish communities, each with a … but with only slight differences in text. Versions 16a from Kadavumbhagam-Kochi (with each line repeated) and 16b from Parur (with repetitions and the “Ayyumma” refrain) are …
15. Sefer Torah Dedication Song
… ěllavaṟkkum kāṭṭi Uyaṟnna gulamatu kaiyeṯṯuṃ kŏņḍu 2. From Sinai Mountain, the Torah was given. On a diamond … Who rules on high! May the One be blessed! Sung by women from Kochi, Parur, and Chendamangalam, this song for the … procession of the entire community, also including guests from other Jewish communities. The second stanza of the song …
14. The Paliat Achan Song
… Nayar brigade, and bodyguards? 2. To those who come from other lands—titles for foreigners, Gifts, and charity … not found in any of the Jewish notebooks but was recorded from memory in 1981 by Ruby Daniel and her aunt Dolly … Jews and ancient Palur. Ruby Daniel had heard the song from her mother, Leah Daniel, who may have learned it as a …
13. Manacheri Women! Mattancherry Women!
… non-Jewish song. Remembered as one of many songs heard from itinerant non-Jewish street-singers in Kochi, it was … who remove the coir fiber covering coconut shells, from which mats, rope and other useful products are made. The …
12. North Side, South Side (A Visit from the Raja)
… in Kochi was remembered and performed orally by women from both the Kadavumbhagam and Paradesi communities, who … to rivalry between the two sides, it imagines a visit from the Hindu ruler of Kochi, whose palace was at the … a characteristic opening for certain Mappilla Muslim songs from northern Kerala. Zacharia (2005, 199) discusses the …
10. Tekkumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song
… You are Ruler of the world, You Who gave us the paḷḷi from before. (x2) Tekkumbhagam people—together they came. … try to build it, try with all your heart. You’ll gain from your effort an extra reward.” (x2) Collecting small … Eliyahu. She was living in Israel with her son’s family from Ernakulam, and her daughter-in-law was from Mala, but I …
8. Kadavumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song
… in the world—Kochi is the one! The most respected Jews are from Kadavumbhagam. All of Kadavumbhagam united as one, To … Torah ark (heikhal). I have also heard other Jewish elders from Kerala refer to the Shekhinah (Hebrew), the Divine … means of a carpenter’s rod, which might differ in length from region to region. Stanza 5 describes the finishing …
9. Paradesi Synagogue Song
… tanně něnippān kanivu tā—něnippān kanivu tā 1. O God from the beginning, You the highest judge! You the first and … and pray. Another lovely room is also found upstairs, For prominent people to come inside and pray, come inside and … here is found in three Paradesi books, one dated from the nineteenth century. A quite similar version—but …
7. Tekkumbhagam-Ernakulam Synagogue Song
… niṟmaṇaluṃ Nittiyaṃ tanḍe tiruvĕḷḷatt 1. God Who existed from the start, (x2) … life, Waken our hearts to praise You, Lord. 3. From granite stone the threshold is made. (x2) Crossing the … our life, Waken our hearts to praise You, Lord. 7. Rising from golden purity, (x2) Built as if from the purest of …
6. Parur Synagogue Song
… damaged again in the eighteenth century by invading troops from Mysore to the north (Daniel and Johnson 1995, 127) and … Song translated here are found in only one notebook, from Kadavumbhagam-Kochi, with shorter fragments in two …