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50. Little Sinai Mountain
… and with thunder and blasts of the shofar; With music ringing out, ringing with the sounds Of violins and … the marriage of the daughter of the King. They came to my wedding; they came to celebrate. And here lies my … According to Joseph Hai Isaac, a lawyer and prominent Jewish leader from Ernakulam, this song was customarily …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… name and location in reciting the line. The Malayalam Jewish word āyissōḍĕ (derived from the term for “long life”) … various occasions. “Joseph the Righteous” was popular as a wedding song in Jewish communities outside Kochi, to be sung on the final …
38. Song About Love
… terms, making it suitable for inclusion as a song for wedding celebrations. Whereas the Hebrew word for love, … a wide range of emotions from liking to passion, its Jewish Malayalam form ābāh or ahabah (a transliteration of … and translation, her more literal adaptation of the 1917 Jewish Publication Society rendering …
33. In the Ship
… song, praised by Zacharia for its “enthusiasm and musicality,” was performed at parties during the week after a Jewish wedding. Its portrayal of the bridegroom and bride sailing …
32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… the bride. Part II Same melody 1. Polika, oh prosper in the wedding shelter. Polika, prosper, O Chirianandan. [1] … song exemplifies two widespread genres of Kerala folk music. Part I begins in the style of a “competition song” ( … during a party on the day after the wedding for non-Jewish friends and neighbors of the wedding party and …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… he rides a palanquin, The wedding to behold. Nalla! [1] A golden chain he wears. … that by his side? Nalla! Traditionally performed at a Jewish women's party the night before a wedding (Daniel and … of a king, accompanied by guards and the thundering music of a military band. As Zacharia notes (2005, 198), …
30. O Proud Singing Bird!
… there? Red are your lips, and your head is green. In the Jewish quarter are two groves of trees. In the pantal … —a temporary thatched-roof shelter erected for Indian weddings and other celebrations. Found in notebooks from all three of the Jewish communities living in Kochi, this song’s mention of …
29. The Noble Bridegroom
… kunkum, your veins and bangles will blush. This romantic wedding song is found in notebooks from both the … whose synagogues are located at opposite ends of the long Jewish street. For one familiar with the area, it is easy to … used to travel the length of Jew Street, accompanied by music and drumming from bands of non-Jewish musicians. …
28. The Gold-Clad Bride
… is one of many songs traditionally sung the night before a wedding, at a women’s party, where the bride is adorned in her wedding finery. The mention of her dexterity in needlework … Kerala Jews believed that when a bride emerged from her pre-wedding bath in the mikveh , her face was shining with the …
27. The Elegantly Adorned Bride
… at a special women’s party on the Shabbat preceding her wedding and also at a women’s party the night before the wedding. In elaborate musical detail, it portrays a Kerala bride’s clothing and … household responsibilities. There is nothing identifiably Jewish in this song. In fact, Venus Lane notes two elements …