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74. The Fifth of Iyar
… animals”—in Palestine as well as colonial India—offers a stark contrast to the almost messianic hopes for the British … was taken from the popular 1950s cinema song “Ĕnni ĕnni parkum manam, ” composed by R. Sudarsanam, from the 1949 …
68. Creator Who Gave Discernment
… especially as it is contrasted with that of sin and darkness. I am not aware of references in other Malayalam …
66. Shining in the Darkness
… Chorus: Nerāya tāṃburāně (x2) 1. O God shining in the darkness, Tamburanĕ (x2) Help us to sing your … with four legs probably refers to the manarah (temporary ark) that is created in the paḷḷi for those special … … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 66. Shining in the Darkness …
58. Ahashverosh Song
… Hah! On the beautiful bed—Hah!—Omon lay down. Hah! A mark was made to prove it— Hah!—by Esther the Queen. Hah! “At …
57. In the India Kingdom
… provide narration, and a “buffoon” addresses satiric remarks and questions to the audience. Melodramatic …
52. The Song of “Anokhi”
… tradition, it is sung before taking the Torah from the ark on the second day of Shavuot, the holiday that … is also sung while the prayer leader stands before the open ark on Shabbat Yitro, before the Sefer Torah is carried up …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… no mercy was shown. But they suffered torment in darkness too. 13. In Egypt he was purchased by Potiphar, Who …
42. Adam the First Person
… to be a modern song with no Malayalam Jewish linguistic markers other than the many Hebrew words. Its style, melody, …
38. Song About Love
… On account of her, they feel great happiness. (x2) The sparks of Ahabah are like the sparks of Yah. (x2) 9. O awesome, high, and mighty … Whereas the comparison in stanza 7 of love’s fiery sparks with the sparks of Yah (also a transliteration of the …
34. Golden Palanquin
… of Muslim and Christian folksongs. As there are no Jewish markers in the contents of the song, it is possible that it … the unexplained numbers in line 8 to be common literary markers of a riddle. Citing a suggestion by Israeli …