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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 … after the more widespread eighteenth century song 41 (Ten Songs of King Solomon)—but it includes a number of other stories that are popular throughout the corpus of Malayalam songs. Rivka …
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 praise. Of the ten famous songs in the world, this is most worthy of praise. The first … as it is promised, and so complete all the songs. This popular song is internally dated in the mid-eighteenth …
39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi
… (song 39) and “My Dear Mamuchi” (song 40) are humorous songs about romance, each composed in the form of a teasing … Neither has the melody source been identified for Kakicha’s popular Zionist song “Our Ancient Hope” (Song 71), whereas … he created his own melodies for all three or borrowed from popular secular songs of the day. Songs 39 and 40 are filled …
36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field
… might be sung for any festive occasion but was especially popular for parties associated with weddings, where its … back to the garden—come with me!” Variants of this popular song are found in at least thirteen notebooks from … (2005, 206). … 52 … 7 … 44279 … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … …
33. In the Ship
… demonstrates the role of ongoing improvisation in such folk songs. “In the Ship” reached a wider audience through its performance by the popular Israeli vocalist, Etty BenZaken. Though not herself … ago was looking forward to including more Malayalam Jewish songs in her repertoire (personal communication, December …
27. The Elegantly Adorned Bride
… Yemenite, and other Mizrachi Jews, which have gained wide popularity throughout Israel in recent years (Sharaby 2006) … that community. … 52 … 7 … 44254 … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs of Origin and Community Identity … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 27. The …
24. Blessing for the Bridegroom
… (Ginzberg 1968, 3:119, 141, 170; 4:59). [1] The other is a popular legend that the Torah was offered to many other … They sang it to the melody appropriately shared with a popular Simḥat Torah piyyut, “Kumu beRinah” (’ Areshet 1980, … Uziel. … 52 … 7 … 44246 … Kochi … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … …
22. Brit Milah (Circumcision) Song
… (Daniel & Johnson 1995, 176). This is the first of three songs in this book to use the unusual epithet “Mashiya … also uses the uncommon epithet “David Mashiaḥ .” This popular Malayalam song is found in sixteen notebooks from … Hebrew version … 52 … 7 … 44240 … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … …
21. Great God Who Has Fed Us
… Speaking and replying, “Sadhakan is the Holy One." 3. By songs and celebration, we praise Lord Tamburan. For He gave … fulfill us in Siyon. There we will go up singing, singing songs of praise. With blessings and excellence, O Holy … multiply. (x2) This is a Malayalam translation of the popular Hebrew piyyut “ Tzur mishelo ’achalnu ” (“Our Rock, …
18. Our Food
… The introduction to songs 18–20 is available here . Rahel Kala, Venus Lane, … Food” is one of the most widely distributed Kerala Jewish songs, found in at least eighteen notebooks from all the … transcribed here was sung to a Kerala melody for the popular Hebrew Shabbat piyyut “ Yom Zeh leYisra’el ,” …