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58. Ahashverosh Song
… melodies. Stanzas 1 and 2 are sung to the Kerala melody for “ Mi Khamokha ve’En Kamokha ,” a lengthy Hebrew piyyut recounting the Purim story. Composed by the … section are repeated in the same pattern as those in the Hebrew song. Stanza 8, the final section, is sung to a …
57. In the India Kingdom
… by placing the events of the Purim story in India ( Hodu in Hebrew), as it is stated in the Bible (Esther 1:1) that … (Daniel and Johnson 1996, 89). Venus Lane recognized the melody as the tune used in Kerala for the Hebrew Azharot (“Warnings”), a piyyut incorporating the 613 …
56. The Song of Ruth
… sung during the seasonal holiday of Shavuot, when the Hebrew Book of Ruth is also recited, but it is not a simple translation of the Hebrew. In addition to local cultural references, its … Zionist songs—songs 72 and 74 . Venus Lane notes that the melody for the Song of Ruth, as recorded in 1977 in Moshav …
53. Moshe and the Promised Land (Song of the Thirteen Sifrei Torah)
… Petirat Moshe (Ginzberg 1968, 3:439–442; 6:150–151)—a Hebrew volume that was available to Jews in Kerala. [2] One … in 1977, sung by three Paradesi women, whose repetitious melody was the same as that recorded the same year by … old Malayalam measurement katam is substituted for the old Hebrew measurement parasang ( parsah in Hebrew, about four …
51. When Moshe Received Knowledge
… Torah, its reference to midrash, its particular mixture of Hebrew and Malayalam terms, and its performance in a … original translation (May 1999), Ruby Daniel read it as the Hebrew kaved , heaviness; hence the line translated above … biblical Moshe as the leader of his community. The simple melody holds a steady rhythm, punctuated with handclapping …
50. Little Sinai Mountain
… for the Bridegroom” ( song 24 , stanzas 4–6). This popular melody is also shared with the Hebrew song Kikhlot Yeyni (’ Areshet 1980, 322). …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… heartfelt performance of the song. Part I Sung to the same melody as song 1 (“Oh, Lovely Parrot”), these three … Sung much more solemnly to a melody used in Kerala for the Hebrew bakashah “’ Adon ‘Olam ” (’ Areshet 1980, 222), this … ___________________________________ [1] See Gamliel’s Hebrew translation (Zacharia & Gamliel 2005, 62). [2] …
43. The Song of Mother Sarah
… of the song. Here musical transcription 1 is based on the melody for the first few stanzas, and its rhythm continues … Gamliel’s discussion (Zacharia and Gamliel 2005, 158–162, Hebrew) for a comparative analysis of the two variants. [4] …
42. Adam the First Person
… no Malayalam Jewish linguistic markers other than the many Hebrew words. Its style, melody, and contents (a list of events from the Bible) are …
41. The Ten Songs of King Solomon
… day each year. The final stanza of the song contains the Hebrew date 5521 (1760/61 CE), placing its composition in … oldest). It was performed and recorded with a single melody as part of the 1981 kalippattu dance performance by … honorific for King Solomon (H: Shlomo ha-Melekh) [2] Hebrew honorific: Adam the first person. [3] Hebrew …