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Ra'u vanim et gevurato (Raou Banim)
… is usually sung to special melodies. After singing the Hebrew version, Haim Effendi sings the text twice in Judeo-Spanish translation. The melody is without clear beat, highly embellished and slow. … of its improvisational quality, the piece consists of one melody repeated three times with variants. Vieron los hijos …

'Et sha'arei razon (El tharé razon, Et charé rasson, Eth charé razon)
… in Aleppo (Syria) is one of the most remarkable medieval Hebrew poems based on the binding of Isaac. It is sung in … is usually sung by Eastern Sephardi congregations with the melody recorded by Haim, some stanzas as Siḥu le-imi , …
Adonai shama'ti shim'akha (Adonai Schamati)
… form, a genre similar to the muwashshah developed by the Hebrew poets of medieval Spain. The song opens Adonai … rova' ha-qen in Judeo-Spanish with which it shares the same melody (see CD 1, no. 12). … An Early Twentieth-Century …
72. The Hope in the Jewish Heart
… It is possible that the composer was inspired by the Hebrew song “ Hatikvah ,” though the influence is less … the importance of love and unity among all the Jews. The melody of this song is taken from the third tune in song 20 …
71. Our Ancient Hope
… on both sides of the world.” He also combined Malayalam and Hebrew words in a manner characteristic of many Kerala … communities to Israel, perhaps because of its very catchy melody as well as its Zionist sentiments. Having become …
66. Shining in the Darkness
… to translate, and the variants are not consistent. A Hebrew note ’Im Pi Tzedek above the song in one notebook … 2 and the first line of stanza 3 echo the theme of that Hebrew song. The remainder of the Malayalam song is a mix … with repetition of each line as well as the chorus. The melody in the first line of each stanza (but not the …
65. Each and Every Day
… this popular devotional song is a Malayalam version of the Hebrew piyyut Yom Yom Odeh —“Each and Every Day” (’ Areshet … piyyut from the Baghdadi tradition, [2] but the rest of the Hebrew song may be unique to Kerala. Though not a direct … concepts from the Kerala Hebrew piyyut and follows its melody and its musical poetic structure of repeating the …
64. Open Your Gate
… of She‘areikha , the first bakashah in the daily Hebrew prayer book used by all the Kerala Jewish communities … ( Sefer Tefilat haḤodesh 1931, 13). It is sung to the Hebrew melody. Recorded in 1977 by Sarah Cohen of Paradesi-Kochi, …
63. Singing, Singing
… from and elaborates upon one of the most universally known Hebrew piyyutim — Adon Olam —“Lord of the World” (’ Areshet 1980, 222). This Hebrew hymn, which is part of daily and Sabbath services for … song “Singing, Singing” is performed to a livelier melody than that of the Hebrew piyyut as it is sung in …
61. Lord from the Beginning
… Malayalam devotional songs that are versions of the rhymed Hebrew liturgical hymn Yigdal Elohim Ḥai —“The Living God be … “articles of faith” listed by Maimonides. The widely-known Hebrew piyyut is incorporated into the daily and Shabbat … sang and danced it slowly and seriously, with a change of melody when the slow clapping began in stanza 6. Given its …