… song that records and expands on the origin story that Kerala Jews arrived in Kodungallur from the land of Israel … standing for the number fourteen, as in several other Kerala Jewish songs. A dramatic feature of the origin story … and Community Identity … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 3. Song of the Second …

… and playful song combines imagery and references from many Kerala traditions to portray a series of events during the … scenes are typical of marriage celebrations throughout Kerala. They present verbal reminders of neighboring … In this context, it means “Splendid!” [2] Ǒppana is a Kerala dance genre associated with Muslim weddings. For …

The first two strophes belong to a series of parallel stanzas about the bride in the…

שני הבתים הראשונים שייכים לסדרה של בתים מקבילים המספרים על הכלה בשדות הצבעוניים, ואשר…

… It combines translations of two piyyutim that are sung by Kerala Jews in the synagogue on the morning of Simḥat Torah, … have translated as “good old oil” refers to a traditional Kerala women’s process of preserving oil by combining it … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Edith (Esther) Gerson Kiwi …

… Yela yelo-o, yela yelo, yela yelo-o—tta tindaka.   This Kerala folk-style song, praised by Zacharia for its … the water as they row, and “tta tindaka,” an imitation of Kerala drum and dance rhythms. The theme of a pleasure trip … by boat is grounded in the culture and coastal geography of Kerala. Although there is no overtly Jewish content in the …

Siniza i Fumo El buletin meterolojiko para este siglo Kantiga de kuna para Selanic…

… with the early stages of Zionism, in contrast to later Kerala Zionist songs of the 1950s. The text is found in just … he was employed there until 1943 (along with many other Kerala Jewish men). Tiyarata is found transliterated into … Birds: Zionist songs … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog … …

Esta canción elogia a la novia, que ni es blanca ni morena, sino del color de la perla y…

… in more than twenty notebooks, representing almost all the Kerala Jewish communities. Ruby Daniel chose it as a … shared with songs 19 and 21 , the second tune is from the Kerala Hebrew piyyut ‘ Etz Ḥaim Hi’  (’ Areshet 1980, 210). … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 20. …