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29. The Noble Bridegroom
… The Marakkars are a Muslim group living mainly in northern Kerala. … 52 … 7 … 44260 … Moshav Taoz, Israel … Splendid … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog … …
28. The Gold-Clad Bride
… pendant ( tāli ) mentioned in stanza 6 is typical of Kerala bridal customs, with a unique design for Jews, … 1987, 102). As noted in relation to song 26, Kerala Jews believed that when a bride emerged from her … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog … …
27. The Elegantly Adorned Bride
… the wedding. In elaborate musical detail, it portrays a Kerala bride’s clothing and ornaments of jewelry and … Lane notes two elements that suggest a possible northern Kerala Muslim origin or influence: the particular style of … is the color associated with Muslim weddings. According to Kerala Jewish custom, the bride’s family would often borrow …
26. After the Bath
… bride, which also pervades song 28, may refer to the Kerala Jewish belief that when a bride emerges from the … have not found any recorded memory of a horse involved in a Kerala Jewish wedding, though a bridegroom (not a bride) on … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 26. …
25. Song of the Four Crowns
… It combines translations of two piyyutim that are sung by Kerala Jews in the synagogue on the morning of Simḥat Torah, … have translated as “good old oil” refers to a traditional Kerala women’s process of preserving oil by combining it … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Edith (Esther) Gerson Kiwi …
24. Blessing for the Bridegroom
… Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 24. …
23. Happiness to the Bridegroom
… Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 23. Happiness to the …
22. Brit Milah (Circumcision) Song
… piyyut “’ El ‘Elyon ” (’ Areshet 1980, 358–359), sung by Kerala Jewish men just before a circumcision. Immediately … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 22. Brit Milah …
21. Great God Who Has Fed Us
… Malayalam version follows the original Hebrew, with several Kerala touches. Stanza 3 renders the Hebrew “good and … to a different melody. This is a common practice among Kerala Jews, who may repeat the final stanza of this Hebrew … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 21. Great God Who Has Fed …
20. The Command Is Proclaimed
… in more than twenty notebooks, representing almost all the Kerala Jewish communities. Ruby Daniel chose it as a … shared with songs 19 and 21, the second tune is from the Kerala Hebrew piyyut “ ‘ Etz Ḥaim Hi’ ” (’ Areshet 1980, … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 20. …