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1. Lokam irubhāgaṅṅaḷil (Our Ancient Hope)
… song sometimes referred to as "Kakicha's Song", after the nickname of its composer Isaac Moshe Roby of Kochi (d. 1955). Written many years before the actual founding of the State of Israel, it refers both … … Cochin … Jerusalem … AMTI 0403 … Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala … Cochin … Communities … …
2. Pāloṭu pal̲am Taruven (Parrot Song)
… by clapping and a circle dance, this is also an example of the Kerala "parrot song" genre, addressed to a bird. First … a parrot to bring news in exchange for milk and fruit, the song then relates the allegory of a bird (the Jews) struck by the arrow of a hunter. The wounded bird flew …
3. Pŏnnāṇam tiṇṭu (Dressed in Gold)
… The opening lines of a lively and popular song traditioinally performed at a women's party the night before a wedding. It begins by describing the … … Cochin … Jerusalem … AMTI 0403 … Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala … Cochin … Communities … …
4. Makka Mŏtu Nikka Pŏka (Golden Palanquin)
… A "play song"obscure in meaning, apparently in the voice of a bridegroom asking for advice. The puzzling final lines referring to "six and ten and four" … … Cochin … Jerusalem … AMTI 0403 … Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala … Cochin … Communities … …
5. Tampirān Muyimpu... Anaṅkāra Maṅka (The Elegantly Adorned Bride)
… Opening lines a tribute to the bride, sung during a party for the bride on the sabbath preceding the wedding and at a … scents. This woman who has bathed in lotus water Wears a jewel-studded necklace made of gold, Along with other chains …
6. Vayalil Vasikkum Stṟiyĕ (Dwelling in the Field)
… version, composed in Kochi by Eliyahu Japheth (d. 1935), of the medieval Hebrew piyyut " Shokhant ba-sadeh " by Salomon … Ibn Gabirol of Spain. Sung at any festive occasion with the same tune as the Hebrew original, it is especially … … Cochin … Jerusalem … AMTI 0403 … Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala … Cochin … Communities … …
7. Ponniṭṭa Meni (Gold-Clad Body)
… A song of praise for the beautiful gold-clad bride who walks proudly to the synagogue. This is one of several variants of the song, … … Cochin … Jerusalem … AMTI 0403 … Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala … Cochin … Communities … …
8. Ĕl̲uneṯṯu Nirāṭi (After the Bath)
… Sung by women accompanying the bride as she leaves the house to the synagogue for the marriage ceremony. The … … Cochin … Jerusalem … AMTI 0403 … Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala … Cochin … Communities … …
9. Sariman Talamūṭi (The Noble Bridegroom)
… A "play song" from Kochi, in the form of a dialogue between the bride and a cuckoo bird. In the first two verses, the … the handsome bridegroom walking in a procession through the Jewish street to the paḷḷi (synagogue). Then in verses 3 and …
10. Ñāṇṇaṭĕ Maṇavāḷan (Prosper, Prosper! - Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… A competition song sung responsively between the party of the bride (marked below as B) and the party of the … Prosper!” which was traditionally sung at a party for non-Jewish friends during the week after the wedding. Text …