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25. Song of the Four Crowns
… is Lord Tambiran. May Your name always be praised. This song in honor of a bridegroom is found in eight women’s … a newly married man. The first two stanzas of the Malayalam song are taken from an Aramaic-language piyyut that is sung … oil” [2] ). The last two lines of stanza 2 in the Malayalam song were found in only one notebook—from Parur—apparently …
24. Blessing for the Bridegroom
… Sung by women from Kochi, Parur, and Chendamangalam, this song for the donation and dedication of a new Torah scroll … from other Jewish communities. The second stanza of the song refers to two stories from midrash. One tells how the … told Shirley Isenberg that they remembered singing this song on Simḥat Torah afternoon during their hakafah [2] …
23. Happiness to the Bridegroom
… all communities from which notebooks were collected. The song features four of the different Malayalam Jewish names … the groom with attributes associated with each name. Like songs 17 and 24, it ends with a stanza about Seraḥ bat Asher’s blessing. Despite the presence of this song text in notebooks from six different communities, our …
22. Brit Milah (Circumcision) Song
… In enumerating many blessings for a newborn baby boy, this song compares them to the blessings given to prophets and … afterward, the women sing this Malayalam version of the song. Our English translation of the Malayalam is adapted … (Daniel & Johnson 1995, 176). This is the first of three songs in this book to use the unusual epithet “Mashiya …
21. Great God Who Has Fed Us
… Speaking and replying, “Sadhakan is the Holy One." 3. By songs and celebration, we praise Lord Tamburan. For He gave … fulfill us in Siyon. There we will go up singing, singing songs of praise. With blessings and excellence, O Holy … Kerala Jews, who may repeat the final stanza of this Hebrew song by using a melody associated with a particular festive …
20. The Command Is Proclaimed
… The introduction to songs 18–20 is available here . 20a. Sarah Cohen, Seema … my People; only You can save me. Only You can save me. This song is found in more than twenty notebooks, representing … Ruby Daniel chose it as a particularly important song to translate, noting that it was sung after meals on …
19. As You Stand Before Us (Saturday Night Bride Song)
… The introduction to songs 18–20 is available here . 19a. Sarah Cohen, Seema … In some books its heading reads, “Saturday Night Bride Song,” reflecting Paradesi customs for celebrating the … on Sunday. [1] When Ruby Daniel translated the Malayalam song in 1997, she explained that it was sung to accompany …
18. Our Food
… The introduction to songs 18–20 is available here . 18a. Rahel Kala, Venus Lane, … in the same sense that coolness is a feature of Shabbat in song 66 (“The Coolness of Shabbbat”). Gamliel offers … some of these phrases. She also notes that this Malayalam song portrays redemption as a matter of delight, in contrast …
17. Blessing Song
… word proclaimed. From the mouth of the girl, he heard the song: “Without a doubt Yoseph is alive!” Delightedly hearing … Like this, she was blessed, never to die. This blessing song is found in twenty-five variants among the thirty-eight … use, it has been one of the most enigmatic of all the songs. Though many women were familiar with it, none claimed …
16. Song of the Ten Commandments
… This song was recorded by women from three different Kerala … precious paḷḷi, Oh Lord forever we praise! This song for the dedication of a new sefer Torah is performed in … sang from memory and said she had forgotten parts of the song. In contrast to the two folk-style versions, the …