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61. Lord from the Beginning
… first song they sang in this circle-dance performance. In dramatic contrast to their rendering of the livelier …
59. The Document Box
… death by chamber pot are decidedly in the style of Purim dramas from other Jewish cultures, as well as that of many Kerala folk dramas. As in the previous song, the question-and-answer … line in each stanza adds a foot-stamping rhythm to the drama and humor of the performance. Sixteen variants of “The …
58. Ahashverosh Song
… He was taken and hanged. Through a mix of narration and dramatic scenes, this song conveys key events in the … a chanting quality, perhaps borrowed from a Chavittunatakam drama. This facilitates the ongoing narrative, as does the … in which the Jewish singers told me about these dramas and how they used to be performed by the Christian …
57. In the India Kingdom
… to the durbar (royal court) scenes in Chavittunatakam folk dramas, in which the raja displays his wealth to tributary … Chapter 1 and related midrash, the song also offers a dramatic story about the daughter of Haman, elaborating on a … satiric remarks and questions to the audience. Melodramatic descriptions of the raging king, his “mourning …
56. The Song of Ruth
… colloquial style of this folksong renders it divisible into dramatic scenes, with informal conversational exchanges such …
55. David and the Spider
… that of the Mosquito song. Its running theme is David’s dramatic escape from danger—first because of his conflict …
53. Moshe and the Promised Land (Song of the Thirteen Sefer Torahs)
… but it is also richer in the figurative language and dramatic effect with which it elaborates on the …
51. When Moshe Received Knowledge
… In either case, the simple dialogue in this song conveys a dramatic portrait of the two brothers, different from the …
50. Little Sinai Mountain
… midrash with unique and charming Kerala flourishes. The dramatic scene is set in stanza 3 with the royal appearance …
49. Redeemed from Egypt
… In our time redeem us, we pray. (x2) Reviewing in simple dramatic detail how the Jews were saved at the Red Sea while …