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55. David and the Spider
… The introduction to songs 54-55 is available here . Sung and recorded by Venus … its story line is less cohesive than that of the Mosquito song. Its running theme is David’s dramatic escape from … the narrator begins to answer the other question asked in song 54: In addition to the mosquito, “what use is the …
54. David and the Mosquito
… The introduction to songs 54-55 is available here . Venus Lane, Simcha Yosef. … Stanza 3 then presents a dialogue binding together the two songs 54 and 55. David humbly inquires why the Creator made … not a mosquito (Ginzberg 1968, 4:89–91). [3] Before the song proceeds to the killing of Goliath, stanza 4 portrays …
53. Moshe and the Promised Land (Song of the Thirteen Sefer Torahs)
… us, O Great God, To evermore sing your praise. (x2) This song incorporates elements of two traditional stories about … during his final day. In some women’s notebooks this song is titled, “Song of the Thirteen Sefer …
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 … the Ten Commandments (Areshet 1980, 262). This Malayalam song follows the Hebrew piyyut in its reference to the … An interesting difference between the Hebrew and Malayalam songs is the usage of the Hebrew word ’anokhi, with which …
51. When Moshe Received Knowledge
… blessed. May Your Holy Name be forever blessed. This short song is filled with interesting elements—its unusual slant … In either case, the simple dialogue in this song conveys a dramatic portrait of the two brothers, … to try very hard to write down all that had been lost. The song concludes with blessings for both brothers, along with …
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 … the Malayalam epithet “hunchback.” The remainder of the song is built on a tradition from midrash that the people of …
49. Redeemed from Egypt
… the Red Sea while Pharaoh and his army were drowned, this song prays to God for a comparable redemption in the present … Splendid Singing Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 49. …
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 … of Pharaoh’s army. The first line of the song salutes God as the light hidden behind a screen or … seven above and seven below. One of only a few older songs with a named composer, “Hidden God” is attributed to …
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 … of Pharaoh’s army. The first line of the song salutes God as the light hidden behind a screen or … seven above and seven below. One of only a few older songs with a named composer, “Hidden God” is attributed to …
47. In the Egypt Kingdom
… (Ginzberg 1969, 2:271–272). Two other Malayalam Jewish songs expounding in greater detail on midrash about Moshe’s … and analyzed by Gamliel (2009, 190–195). The text of this song is found in nine notebooks from Kochi and Ernakulam. … Splendid Singing Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. …