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43. The Song of Mother Sarah
… Gamliel’s discussion (Zacharia and Gamliel 2005, 158–162, Hebrew) for a comparative analysis of the two variants. [4] … Splendid Singing Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor …
42. Adam the First Person
… all that happened—everything from the past. Now we all sing songs of praise; may Your holy Name be blessed. This song … no Malayalam Jewish linguistic markers other than the many Hebrew words. Its style, melody, and contents (a list of … after the more widespread eighteenth century song 41 (Ten Songs of King Solomon)—but it includes a number of other …
41. The Ten Songs of King Solomon
… pāṭṭukaḷ pāttil, stutipěṭṭa pāṭṭu itŏnnu 1. Of the ten songs sung by Shelomo Melehu, [1] this is most worthy of … day each year. The final stanza of the song contains the Hebrew date 5521 (1760/61 CE), placing its composition in … honorific for King Solomon (H: Shlomo ha-Melekh) [2] Hebrew honorific: Adam the first person. [3] Hebrew …
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 … inclusion as a song for wedding celebrations. Whereas the Hebrew word for love, ahavah , is a feminine noun covering a … Malayalam form ābāh or ahabah (a transliteration of the Hebrew) generally refers to romantic love between a man and …
37. Gorgeous Black-Haired Woman
… As white as snow. (x2) This Malayalam translation of the Hebrew piyyut “ Yefefiyah ” (“Most Beautiful Woman”) was the … woman—literally “black-haired woman”—to translate the Hebrew word. He praised the composer of the song for … made of ground rice flour. The piyyut is one of many Hebrew songs designated to be sung for processions with the Torah …
36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field
… version of Shokhant baSadeh (’ Areshet 1980, 392), a Hebrew piyyut by the eleventh-century Spanish poet Solomon … where its romantic innuendos were enjoyed. The medieval Hebrew piyyut is imaginatively located in biblical … (2005, 206). … 52 … 7 … 44279 … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … …
30. O Proud Singing Bird!
… celebration occurred, especially through the sharing of songs. As noted by Zacharia (2005, 196), the bird is named … “good constellation,” a literal translation of the Hebrew “ mazal tov .” In some notebooks this song is marked … invited to tell a story. Also it was recorded along with songs 1 and 29 as part of the same 1981 Hanukkah circle …
25. Song of the Four Crowns
… The third stanza of the Malayalam song is based on the Hebrew song Yismaḥ Ḥatani (’ Areshet 1980, 170), wishing … … Moshav Mesillat Tzion. Israel … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Edith …
24. Blessing for the Bridegroom
… that this second melody was also used for teaching the Hebrew alphabet to children. … below on song 52, “The Song of ’ Anokhi .” [2] The Hebrew term hakafah (circling around) refers to the custom … Uziel. … 52 … 7 … 44246 … Kochi … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … …
23. Happiness to the Bridegroom
… the groom with attributes associated with each name. Like songs 17 and 24, it ends with a stanza about Seraḥ bat … members of her family, who sang it to the melody for the Hebrew piyyut ’El ‘Elyon , the same as for song 22, The Brit … an alternative. … 52 … 7 … 44243 … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … …