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50. Little Sinai Mountain
… the marriage of the daughter of the King. They came to my wedding; they came to celebrate. And here lies my … God—Who apparently has rendered unconscious all the wedding guests and even her bridegroom—by asking “Is this … with Moshe Rabban and to accept the Torah with joy and songs of praise. The overlaid mental images of Torah and …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… various occasions. “Joseph the Righteous” was popular as a wedding song in Jewish communities outside Kochi, to be sung … (Walerstein-Sibony 1987, 113). It is just one of thirteen songs or song fragments about Joseph in the indexed corpus … of very old Malayalam Jewish songs also associated with the wedding cycle, the kāṇavvĕ songs analyzed in depth by …
38. Song About Love
… may the Holy House be built. (x2) There we must go, and songs must be heard. (x2) 11. Be blessed, be blessed, be … terms, making it suitable for inclusion as a song for wedding celebrations. Whereas the Hebrew word for love, … Yosef Hai Hallegua (1844–1937). Both of them also wrote songs in Hebrew. However, the literary tone of its highly …
37. Gorgeous Black-Haired Woman
… made of ground rice flour. The piyyut is one of many Hebrew songs designated to be sung for processions with the Torah … a love song in its Malayalam translation, performed during wedding parties with amusement at the romantic innuendos. … … Kibbutz Neot Mordecai, Israel … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … …
36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field
… God and the exiled Jewish people, it is performed as a wedding song in widespread Sephardic communities. In Kerala … but was especially popular for parties associated with weddings, where its romantic innuendos were enjoyed. The … (2005, 206). … 52 … 7 … 44279 … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … …
34. Golden Palanquin
… They leave in a golden palanquin. One of the “play songs” performed in a circle dance by women from … and a golden palanquin establish that this song is about a wedding; thus we may deduce that the golden bangles and crown refer to customary gifts associated with Kerala weddings. Zacharia (2005, 196) guesses that the speaker …
33. In the Ship
… was performed at parties during the week after a Jewish wedding. Its portrayal of the bridegroom and bride sailing … demonstrates the role of ongoing improvisation in such folk songs. “In the Ship” reached a wider audience through its … ago was looking forward to including more Malayalam Jewish songs in her repertoire (personal communication, December …
32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… the bride. Part II Same melody 1. Polika, oh prosper in the wedding shelter. Polika, prosper, O Chirianandan. [1] … community, during a party on the day after the wedding for non-Jewish friends and neighbors of the wedding … mention the practice of improvising verses for polika songs; their comments shed light on the range of different …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… he rides a palanquin, The wedding to behold. Nalla! [1] A golden chain he wears. … performed at a Jewish women's party the night before a wedding (Daniel and Johnson 1995, 179), this lively and … and themes shared between Jewish and Knanaya Christian songs are pointed out elsewhere in this book (songs 2, 17, …
30. O Proud Singing Bird!
… —a temporary thatched-roof shelter erected for Indian weddings and other celebrations. Found in notebooks from all … 12). This division was bridged to some degree whenever a wedding celebration occurred, especially through the sharing of songs. As noted by Zacharia (2005, 196), the bird is named …