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58. Ahashverosh Song
… is divided into four parts according to four contrasting melodies. Stanzas 1 and 2 are sung to the Kerala melody for … … Splendid Singing Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … …
45. Joseph’s Robe
… Though less compelling than the intense drama and lively melodies of “Joseph the Righteous” (song 44), this song … … Splendid Singing Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … …
43. The Song of Mother Sarah
… foot stamping, and singing (Johnson 2016). Using three melodies, the performers began singing slowly, then … … Splendid Singing Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … …
42. Adam the First Person
… the song for Marcia Walerstein-Sibony using the same two melodies that they had used to sing “The Ten Songs of King … … Splendid Singing Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 42. …
41. The Ten Songs of King Solomon
… recording the song for their 2008 CD they used both the melodies—stanza 1 led by a Kadavumbhagam woman to her … … Splendid Singing Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 41. …
39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi
… of a comic dialogue probably echoed elements of Malayalam folk and drama songs of the early 1930s, the time during … to romantic as well as spiritual love. The lilting melodies of both the humorous songs remain unidentified. … Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … …
20. The Command Is Proclaimed
… Japheth, recorded it in 1979, using a mix of four different melodies, as did three other Paradesi women who recorded it … Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … …
19. As You Stand Before Us (Saturday Night Bride Song)
… by Sarah Cohen and the two others, they used the same two melodies that they used for Song 18, as discussed above. … Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … …
18. Our Food
… notebooks. Not surprisingly, it is performed with different melodies, depending on the performers and the occasion. The … (Sarah Cohen, Seema Salem, and Ruby Hallegua) used two melodies when they recorded the song in 1977; they … Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 18. …
16. Song of the Ten Commandments
… and the “Ayyumma” refrain) are the most similar in their folk style. When the Parur version was recorded in 1981 by … she had forgotten parts of the song. In contrast to the two folk-style versions, the Paradesi song (16c) was sung by … occasion she recorded song 15 using two different Hebrew melodies for Simhat Torah. Comparing the words rather than …