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39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi
… included them among the songs she chose to perform in a Kerala recording studio in the late 1990s. When I discussed … to Hallegua and Japheth share melodies with other Kerala Jewish songs—perhaps lending support to the argument … songs of the day. Songs 39 and 40 are filled with the Kerala language of beauty and love. Each of the women is …
38. Song About Love
… was composed by Isaac E. Hallegua (1862–1941), the first Kerala Jew to attend university, who was fluent in Hebrew … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 38. …
37. Gorgeous Black-Haired Woman
… requested feeding of appam—a most common form of bread in Kerala, made of ground rice flour. The piyyut is one of many … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 37. …
36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field
… as a wedding song in widespread Sephardic communities. In Kerala it might be sung for any festive occasion but was … in the original Hebrew version as “plundered” and in the Kerala Hebrew version as “secret”[1] becomes in Malayalam a … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 36. O Woman Dwelling in …
35. A Green Bird
… Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 35. A Green Bird …
34. Golden Palanquin
… gets more and more rapid throughout the song, reminding Kerala listeners of similar performances of Muslim and … bangles and crown refer to customary gifts associated with Kerala weddings. Zacharia (2005, 196) guesses that the … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog … …
33. In the Ship
… Yela yelo-o, yela yelo, yela yelo-o—tta tindaka. This Kerala folk-style song, praised by Zacharia for its … the water as they row, and “tta tindaka,” an imitation of Kerala drum and dance rhythms. The theme of a pleasure trip … by boat is grounded in the culture and coastal geography of Kerala. Although there is no overtly Jewish content in the …
32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… and playful song exemplifies two widespread genres of Kerala folk music. Part I begins in the style of a … celebrations and varied Hindu religious rituals in Kerala (Aju Narayanan 2006). Our English version is a … the cycle of traditional Syrian Christian weddings in Kerala, in which relatives of the wedding couple sat on a …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… and playful song combines imagery and references from many Kerala traditions to portray a series of events during the … scenes are typical of marriage celebrations throughout Kerala. They present verbal reminders of neighboring … In this context, it means “Splendid!” [2] Ǒppana is a Kerala dance genre associated with Muslim weddings. For …
30. O Proud Singing Bird!
… (line 6), and then a “female parrot” (line 8). The all-Kerala phrase “milk and bananas,” combined with the … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog … …