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39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi
… (song 39) and “My Dear Mamuchi” (song 40) are humorous songs about romance, each composed in the form of a teasing … of a comic dialogue probably echoed elements of Malayalam folk and drama songs of the early 1930s, the time during … Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … …
38. Song About Love
… may the Holy House be built. (x2) There we must go, and songs must be heard. (x2) 11. Be blessed, be blessed, be … Yosef Hai Hallegua (1844–1937). Both of them also wrote songs in Hebrew. However, the literary tone of its highly … Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … …
37. Gorgeous Black-Haired Woman
… made of ground rice flour. The piyyut is one of many Hebrew songs designated to be sung for processions with the Torah … … Kibbutz Neot Mordecai, Israel … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … …
36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field
… (2005, 206). … 52 … 7 … 44279 … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 36. O …
35. A Green Bird
… to that of the other song. Perhaps this was a Malayalam folk song with wider circulation, from which the tune was … its wings.” … 52 … 7 … 44276 … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 35. A …
34. Golden Palanquin
… They leave in a golden palanquin. One of the “play songs” performed in a circle dance by women from … listeners of similar performances of Muslim and Christian folksongs. As there are no Jewish markers in the contents of … markers of a riddle. Citing a suggestion by Israeli folklorist Galit Hasan-Rokem, Gamliel offers an …
33. In the Ship
… yelo-o, yela yelo, yela yelo-o—tta tindaka. This Kerala folk-style song, praised by Zacharia for its “enthusiasm and … with a final stanza evidently added in Israel, where folklorist Marcia Walerstein-Sibony heard it sung in 1981 … demonstrates the role of ongoing improvisation in such folk songs. “In the Ship” reached a wider audience through its …
32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… playful song exemplifies two widespread genres of Kerala folk music. Part I begins in the style of a “competition … mention the practice of improvising verses for polika songs; their comments shed light on the range of different … hunting as a symbol of royal prosperity in Kerala Christian folklore (1988a, 70). Further parallels are found in other …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… and themes shared between Jewish and Knanaya Christian songs are pointed out elsewhere in this book (songs 2, 17, and 32), the lyrics of “All Dressed in Gold” … Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 31. …
30. O Proud Singing Bird!
… celebration occurred, especially through the sharing of songs. As noted by Zacharia (2005, 196), the bird is named … invited to tell a story. Also it was recorded along with songs 1 and 29 as part of the same 1981 Hanukkah circle … Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … …