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63. Singing, Singing
… Physician of everything that is, Creator and Healer of all life, Helper of humanity. 10. Whenever I lie down to sleep, … I will never be afraid. 11. Every time that I awake, with life and body I rise anew. In Your temple may my soul … is included among the morning bakashot sung by Kerala Jewish women. The Malayalam song “Singing, …
59. The Document Box
… opened and untied. (x2) 2. “Who was the one who saved the life? (x2) Tanĕ tanĕ, it was he who saved the life.” (x2) 3. “Who’s sitting at the gate of the fort? (x2) … pot are decidedly in the style of Purim dramas from other Jewish cultures, as well as that of many Kerala folk dramas. …
55. David and the Spider
… man must be killed!” When David heard this, he fled for his life. In fear of his life David fled. Fleeing, he went to a … cuts off the edges of King Saul's garment—expressed in Jewish Malayalam as the fringes of his prayer-shawl but … of Goliath’s mother as an example of many Malayalam Jewish songs that feature strong female characters from the …
53. Moshe and the Promised Land (Song of the Thirteen Sefer Torahs)
… of two traditional stories about the last day of Moshe’s life on earth, told in Midrash Petirat Moshe (Ginzberg 1968, … Apparently, this song was known throughout the Kerala Jewish communities. The version translated here, mostly … sorrow while viewing the land. As Zacharia wrote, “These Jewish women had the capacity to express in a few words how …
52. The Song of “Anokhi”
… 5. “Father and mother you must respect, So that your life will be prolonged, So that good fortune will come to … and was said to have been learned in kabbalah, a system of Jewish mysticism (Daniel and Johnson 1995, 52). The …
50. Little Sinai Mountain
… showered over them, So all who were unconscious came to life again. Arising, they sprang up, jumping up with joy. … According to Joseph Hai Isaac, a lawyer and prominent Jewish leader from Ernakulam, this song was customarily … in the “minyan” of ten adult males required in Orthodox Jewish communities for the recitation of certain prayers. … …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… name and location in reciting the line. The Malayalam Jewish word āyissōḍĕ (derived from the term for “long life”) signifies living in a state of good health and … “Joseph the Righteous” was popular as a wedding song in Jewish communities outside Kochi, to be sung on the final …
43. The Song of Mother Sarah
… of stories from midrash. The colloquial style brings to life conversations between Abraham and God, Sarah and God, … of animal sacrifice in biblical times. The Jewish women’s perspective is particularly evident in this … the help of a midwife may relate to the known presence of Jewish midwives in Kerala to help with Jewish births, at …
42. Adam the First Person
… When he was sixty, then came Yaakob, who lived a holy life. And then came his son Yoseph Saddik, who went to … 6. There in Egypt he and his children were living a happy life. Seeing the children, Yaakob stepped forth and blessed … it seems to be a modern song with no Malayalam Jewish linguistic markers other than the many Hebrew words. …
39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi
… stirred up my heart, But Cohen’s song has melted my life. O handsome Cohen, O my golden flag, Come nearer if … one of the songs was composed. Neither song has explicitly Jewish content except that both the romantic couples were known members of the Paradesi Jewish community. Apparently feeling the need to protect …