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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 … … 52 … 7 … 44249 … Moshav Mesillat Tzion. Israel … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk …
24. Blessing for the Bridegroom
… the noble People took it in their hands. With dancing and singing, they took the Torah, With joy in their hearts, and … 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 …
23. Happiness to the Bridegroom
… he could hear the sweet sound: “Yoseph lives,” she was singing, “Yoseph lives, without a doubt!” Hearing her, he … , 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 … Group Singers, with members of three different communities singing in turn. ________________________________ [10] … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 22. Brit Milah (Circumcision) Song …
21. Great God Who Has Fed Us
… eaten of your food, O King, and drunk the wine from You. By singing and by praising, we bless Your holy Name. Speaking … us the mikdash; fulfill us in Siyon. There we will go up singing, singing songs of praise. With blessings and … 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 … Mi Kamokha prayer. … 52 … 7 … 44236 … Kochi … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for 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)
… (Gamliel 2009, 141). … 52 … 7 … 44233 … Kochi … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 19. As You Stand …
18. Our Food
… tune in 1977 (NSA tape Y1350:0033). Three Paradesi women (Sarah Cohen, Seema Salem, and Ruby Hallegua) used two … … 52 … 7 … 44230 … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for 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 what they were singing, and Ruby Daniel herself despaired of translating … verses in an old Malayalam which they did not understand, women may have split or transformed words in an effort to …
16. Song of the Ten Commandments
… This song was recorded by women from three different Kerala Jewish communities, each … Dedication Song”) in the song notebook from which she was singing. On another occasion she recorded song 15 using two … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … Avigdor …