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25. Song of the Four Crowns
… This song in honor of a bridegroom is found in eight women’s notebooks, from Parur, Ernakulam, and … translated as “good old oil” refers to a traditional Kerala women’s process of preserving oil by combining it with herbs … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Edith (Esther) Gerson Kiwi … 25. …
24. Blessing for the Bridegroom
… Who rules on high! May the One be blessed! Sung by women from Kochi, Parur, and Chendamangalam, this song for … wooden or metal sefer Torah cases. Kadavumbhagam-Kochi women told Shirley Isenberg that they remembered singing … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 24. Blessing …
23. Happiness to the Bridegroom
… , the same as for song 22, The Brit Milah Song. Some other women have suggested that it would be better to use a tune … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 23. Happiness to the Bridegroom …
22. Brit Milah (Circumcision) Song
… men just before a circumcision. Immediately afterward, the women sing this Malayalam version of the song. Our English … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 22. Brit Milah (Circumcision) Song …
21. Great God Who Has Fed Us
… Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 21. Great God Who Has Fed Us …
20. The Command Is Proclaimed
… mix of four different melodies, as did three other Paradesi women who recorded it in Kochi in 1977. After the initial … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 20. The …
19. As You Stand Before Us (Saturday Night Bride Song)
… Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 19. As You …
18. Our Food
… tune in 1977 (NSA tape Y1350:0033). Three Paradesi women (Sarah Cohen, Seema Salem, and Ruby Hallegua) used two … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 18. Our Food …
17. Blessing Song
… one of the most enigmatic of all the songs. Though many women were familiar with it, none claimed to understand well … verses in an old Malayalam which they did not understand, women may have split or transformed words in an effort to … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 17. Blessing …
16. Song of the Ten Commandments
… This song was recorded by women from three different Kerala Jewish communities, each … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … Avigdor …