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78. Golden Aliyah
… For our very own land. [Repeat Stanza 1] Perhaps the most popular of the mid-twentieth century Zionist Malayalam … and its melody was created by G. Devarajan, composer of musical scores for more than 300 films. This hit song appeared first in the very popular Malayalam drama “You Made Me a Communist”— produced …
74. The Fifth of Iyar
… 1954, Kerala Jews celebrated Israeli Independence Day with music and flag-raisings on the fifth day of the Hebrew month … in 1947. The tune for this song was taken from the popular 1950s cinema song “Ĕnni ĕnni parkum manam, ” …
65. Each and Every Day
… from Kochi, Parur, Chendamangalam, and Ernakulam, this popular devotional song is a Malayalam version of the Hebrew … the Kerala Hebrew piyyut and follows its melody and its musical poetic structure of repeating the same phrase over … The award-winning Malayalam film Ara Nāḻika Neram (1970) popularized the Christian song throughout Kerala. To see the …
59. The Document Box
… Ernakulam and Parur. Ruby Daniel identified this rousing popular song as a composition by Daniel Haim, her paternal …
58. Ahashverosh Song
… in 1977 during an informal Paradesi gathering, this very popular Malayalam song appears in twenty women’s notebooks, …
57. In the India Kingdom
… of colloquial dialogue. In contrast to the other two very popular Purim songs, this first one is found in only three …
56. The Song of Ruth
… be blessed, Forever and ever, may Tamburan be blessed. This popular ballad recounting the biblical story of Ruth appears …
50. Little Sinai Mountain
… and with thunder and blasts of the shofar; With music ringing out, ringing with the sounds Of violins and … thunder, lightning, shofar blasts, and the sounding of musical instruments. Three of the instruments are violins, … for the Bridegroom” ( song 24 , stanzas 4–6). This popular melody is also shared with the Hebrew song Kikhlot …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… (Browne 1876). [2] Part III The lively part III is a popular, melodic, and imaginative account of the song that … for various occasions. “Joseph the Righteous” was popular as a wedding song in Jewish communities outside …
42. Adam the First Person
… Solomon)—but it includes a number of other stories that are popular throughout the corpus of Malayalam songs. Rivka …