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43. The Song of Mother Sarah
… Lord God, the only One, reign forever and be blessed. The Song of Mother Sarah is found in women’s notebooks from … the potential sacrifice of Isaac in the first part of the song and then the actual sacrifice of the goat at the end … Splendid Singing Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor …
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 was found in only four notebooks, all from Parur, where …
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 …
39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi
… 8. The singing of Chadayan stirred up my heart, But Cohen’s song has melted my life. O handsome Cohen, O my golden … Found only in two Paradesi notebooks, “Golden Manangĕ” (song 39) and “My Dear Mamuchi” (song 40) are humorous songs about romance, each composed in the form of a teasing …
38. Song About Love
… may the Holy House be built. (x2) There we must go, and songs must be heard. (x2) 11. Be blessed, be blessed, be … praised is Lord Tamburan. (x2) Though the text of this song can be read simply as a devotional composition praising …
37. Gorgeous Black-Haired Woman
… translate the Hebrew word. He praised the composer of the song for “translating culturally” by “maintain[ing] … made of ground rice flour. The piyyut is one of many Hebrew songs designated to be sung for processions with the Torah …
36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field
… and the exiled Jewish people, it is performed as a wedding song in widespread Sephardic communities. In Kerala it might … interpreted as a male-female dialogue, the entire Malayalam song is in the voice of a man beseeching the lovely woman to … (2005, 206). … 52 … 7 … 44279 … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … …
35. A Green Bird
… with the heat comes a refreshing chill. [1] This short song appears in six Kochi-Paradesi notebooks. In just one … with “North Side/South Side: A Visit from the Raja” (song 12), probably indicating its shared melody. Its … its wings.” … 52 … 7 … 44276 … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … …
34. Golden Palanquin
… They leave in a golden palanquin. One of the “play songs” performed in a circle dance by women from Kadavumbhagam-Kochi, this song is found in only three notebooks, all from their …
33. In the Ship
… yelo, yela yelo-o—tta tindaka. This Kerala folk-style song, praised by Zacharia for its “enthusiasm and … Kerala. Although there is no overtly Jewish content in the song until the addition of stanza 4, Lane notes that the … demonstrates the role of ongoing improvisation in such folk songs. “In the Ship” reached a wider audience through its …