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65. Each and Every Day
… of She‘areikha , the first bakashah in the daily Hebrew prayer book used by all the Kerala Jewish communities … ( Sefer Tefilat haḤodesh 1931, 13). It is sung to the Hebrew melody. Recorded in 1977 by Sarah Cohen of Paradesi-Kochi, …
64. Open Your Gate
… of She‘areikha , the first bakashah in the daily Hebrew prayer book used by all the Kerala Jewish communities … ( Sefer Tefilat haḤodesh 1931, 13). It is sung to the Hebrew melody. Recorded in 1977 by Sarah Cohen of Paradesi-Kochi, …
63. Singing, Singing
… from and elaborates upon one of the most universally known Hebrew piyyutim— Adon Olam —“Lord of the World” (’ Areshet 1980, 222). This Hebrew hymn, which is part of daily and Sabbath services for … song “Singing, Singing” is performed to a livelier melody than that of the Hebrew piyyut as it is sung in …
61. Lord from the Beginning
… Malayalam devotional songs that are versions of the rhymed Hebrew liturgical hymn Yigdal Elohim Ḥai —“The Living God be … “articles of faith” listed by Maimonides. The widely-known Hebrew piyyut is incorporated into the daily and Shabbat … sang and danced it slowly and seriously, with a change of melody when the slow clapping began in stanza 6. Given its …
58. Ahashverosh Song
… melodies. Stanzas 1 and 2 are sung to the Kerala melody for “ Mi Khamokha ve’En Kamokha ,” a lengthy Hebrew piyyut recounting the Purim story. Composed by the … section are repeated in the same pattern as those in the Hebrew song. Stanza 8, the final section, is sung to a …
57. In the India Kingdom
… by placing the events of the Purim story in India ( Hodu in Hebrew), as it is stated in the Bible (Esther 1:1) that … (Daniel and Johnson 1996, 89). Venus Lane recognized the melody as the tune used in Kerala for the Hebrew Azharot (“Warnings”), a piyyut incorporating the 613 …
56. The Song of Ruth
… sung during the seasonal holiday of Shavuot, when the Hebrew Book of Ruth is also recited, but it is not a simple translation of the Hebrew. In addition to local cultural references, its … Zionist songs—songs 72 and 74. Venus Lane notes that the melody for the Song of Ruth, as recorded in 1977 in Moshav …
53. Moshe and the Promised Land (Song of the Thirteen Sefer Torahs)
… Petirat Moshe (Ginzberg 1968, 3:439–442; 6:150–151)—a Hebrew volume that was available to Jews in Kerala. [2] One … in 1977, sung by three Paradesi women, whose repetitious melody was the same as that recorded the same year by … old Malayalam measurement katam is substituted for the old Hebrew measurement parasang (about four Roman miles) used in …
51. When Moshe Received Knowledge
… Torah, its reference to midrash, its particular mixture of Hebrew and Malayalam terms, and its performance in a … original translation (May 1999), Ruby Daniel read it as the Hebrew kaved , heaviness; hence the line translated above … biblical Moshe as the leader of his community. The simple melody holds a steady rhythm, punctuated with handclapping …
50. Little Sinai Mountain
… for the Bridegroom” (song 24, stanzas 4–6). This popular melody is also shared with the Hebrew wedding song Kikhlot Yayni (’ Areshet 1980, 322). …