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58. Ahashverosh Song
… Hah! On the beautiful bed—Hah!—Omon lay down. Hah! A mark was made to prove it— Hah!—by Esther the Queen. Hah! “At …
57. In the India Kingdom
… provide narration, and a “buffoon” addresses satiric remarks and questions to the audience. Melodramatic …
52. The Song of “Anokhi”
… tradition, it is sung before taking the Torah from the ark on the second day of Shavuot, the holiday that … is also sung while the prayer leader stands before the open ark on Shabbat Yitro, before the Sefer Torah is carried up …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… no mercy was shown. But they suffered torment in darkness too. 13. In Egypt he was purchased by Potiphar, Who …
42. Adam the First Person
… to be a modern song with no Malayalam Jewish linguistic markers other than the many Hebrew words. Its style, melody, …
38. Song About Love
… On account of her, they feel great happiness. (x2) The sparks of Ahabah are like the sparks of Yah. (x2) 9. O awesome, high, and mighty … Whereas the comparison in stanza 7 of love’s fiery sparks with the sparks of Yah (also a transliteration of the …
34. Golden Palanquin
… of Muslim and Christian folksongs. As there are no Jewish markers in the contents of the song, it is possible that it … the unexplained numbers in line 8 to be common literary markers of a riddle. Citing a suggestion by Israeli …
32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… catch it,” the bridegroom declares. 8. And what is the mark on the deer that you catch? “The deer is a spotted deer, … children prosper. Kindle the evening lamp; drive away the darkness. Go now and light the lamp inside the palace. If …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… to join in the singing. Without specifically Jewish markers, these scenes are typical of marriage celebrations … out (Varghese 2005, 48). I recall the joking tone in remarks by some Paradesi men when I first recorded this song in …
30. O Proud Singing Bird!
… the Hebrew “ mazal tov .” In some notebooks this song is marked as a kurukan or short chorus to follow The Noble …