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52. The Song of “Anokhi”
… our minds At the time when we heard “Anokhi.” Much of this song is a direct translation of the Hebrew piyyut Yarad ’El Ḥai, “The Living God Descended” … (Areshet 1980, 262). This Malayalam song follows the Hebrew piyyut in its reference to the midrash that Moses …
51. When Moshe Received Knowledge
… blessed. May Your Holy Name be forever blessed. This short song is filled with interesting elements—its unusual slant … 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 …
50. Little Sinai Mountain
… And in Yerushalayim grant that we may be. This song about the giving of the Torah combines several … Sinai was chosen as the site of the revelation, this Kerala song creates a verbal anthropomorphic image of Mount Sinai’s … stanzas 4–6). This popular melody is also shared with the Hebrew wedding song Kikhlot Yayni (’ Areshet 1980, 322). …
48. Hidden God
… Please do the same for us, Your children, now. (x2) This song of gratitude for God’s protection of the Jews draws on … behind a screen or veil—or more figuratively, in Gamliel’s Hebrew translation, “concealed in mystery” (2005, 106). This … record book (Sassoon MS #1030), which contains both Hebrew and Malayalam documents. His song is unusual in its …
48. Hidden God
… Please do the same for us, Your children, now. (x2) This song of gratitude for God’s protection of the Jews draws on … behind a screen or veil—or more figuratively, in Gamliel’s Hebrew translation, “concealed in mystery” (2005, 106). This … record book (Sassoon MS #1030), which contains both Hebrew and Malayalam documents. His song is unusual in its …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… bless us, God, we pray! This lively and engaging narrative song about Joseph is a composite of oral and written … Sung much more solemnly to a melody used in Kerala for the Hebrew bakashah “’ Adon ‘Olam ” (’ Areshet 1980, 222), this … ___________________________________ [1] See Gamliel’s Hebrew translation (Zacharia & Gamliel 2005, 62). [2] …
43. The Song of Mother Sarah
… Lord God, the only One, reign forever and be blessed. The Song of Mother Sarah is found in women’s notebooks from … the potential sacrifice of Isaac in the first part of the song and then the actual sacrifice of the goat at the end … Gamliel’s discussion (Zacharia and Gamliel 2005, 158–162, Hebrew) for a comparative analysis of the two variants. [4] …
42. Adam the First Person
… all that happened—everything from the past. Now we all sing songs of praise; may Your holy Name be blessed. This song was found in only four notebooks, all from Parur, where … no Malayalam Jewish linguistic markers other than the many Hebrew words. Its style, melody, and contents (a list of …
41. The Ten Songs of King Solomon
… pāṭṭukaḷ pāttil, stutipěṭṭa pāṭṭu itŏnnu 1. Of the ten songs sung by Shelomo Melehu, [1] this is most worthy of … day each year. The final stanza of the song contains the Hebrew date 5521 (1760/61 CE), placing its composition in … honorific for King Solomon (H: Shlomo ha-Melekh) [2] Hebrew honorific: Adam the first person. [3] Hebrew …
38. Song About Love
… may the Holy House be built. (x2) There we must go, and songs must be heard. (x2) 11. Be blessed, be blessed, be … inclusion as a song for wedding celebrations. Whereas the Hebrew word for love, ahavah , is a feminine noun covering a … Malayalam form ābāh or ahabah (a transliteration of the Hebrew) generally refers to romantic love between a man and …