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60. Hanukkah Song
… vegattil cěyyuṃbol 1. With blessings proclaimed and songs of praise, To the Temple they quickly came. There was … Michayel, Redeem the remnants of Israel. This is a Hanukkah song in two regards. It is both a narrative of the Hanukkah … in stanza 3, lines 2 and 3, associating the sound of the Hebrew word Hanukkah (dedication) with that of the Malayalam …
58. Ahashverosh Song
… The introduction to songs 54-55 is available here . Sarah Cohen, Rachel … Through a mix of narration and dramatic scenes, this song conveys key events in the biblical book of Esther, … Kerala melody for “ Mi Khamokha ve’En Kamokha ,” a lengthy Hebrew piyyut recounting the Purim story. Composed by the …
57. In the India Kingdom
… The introduction to songs 57-59 is available here . Venus Lane. Recorded by … Driven wild by shame, like maddened bulls they go! This song begins by placing the events of the Purim story in India ( Hodu in Hebrew), as it is stated in the Bible (Esther 1:1) that …
53. Moshe and the Promised Land (Song of the Thirteen Sefer Torahs)
… us, O Great God, To evermore sing your praise. (x2) This song incorporates elements of two traditional stories about … Petirat Moshe (Ginzberg 1968, 3:439–442; 6:150–151)—a Hebrew volume that was available to Jews in Kerala. [2] One … during his final day. In some women’s notebooks this song is titled, “Song of the Thirteen Sefer …
52. The Song of “Anokhi”
… our minds At the time when we heard “Anokhi.” Much of this song is a direct translation of the Hebrew piyyut Yarad ’El Ḥai, “The Living God Descended” … the Ten Commandments (Areshet 1980, 262). This Malayalam song follows the Hebrew piyyut in its reference to the …
51. When Moshe Received Knowledge
… blessed. May Your Holy Name be forever blessed. This short song is filled with interesting elements—its unusual slant … Torah, its reference to midrash, its particular mixture of Hebrew and Malayalam terms, and its performance in a … In either case, the simple dialogue in this song conveys a dramatic portrait of the two brothers, …
50. Little Sinai Mountain
… And in Yerushalayim grant that we may be. This song about the giving of the Torah combines several … Sinai was chosen as the site of the revelation, this Kerala song creates a verbal anthropomorphic image of Mount Sinai’s … stanzas 4–6). This popular melody is also shared with the Hebrew wedding song Kikhlot Yayni (’ Areshet 1980, 322). …
48. Hidden God
… Please do the same for us, Your children, now. (x2) This song of gratitude for God’s protection of the Jews draws on … of Pharaoh’s army. The first line of the song salutes God as the light hidden behind a screen or veil—or more figuratively, in Gamliel’s Hebrew translation, “concealed in mystery” (2005, 106). This …
48. Hidden God
… Please do the same for us, Your children, now. (x2) This song of gratitude for God’s protection of the Jews draws on … of Pharaoh’s army. The first line of the song salutes God as the light hidden behind a screen or veil—or more figuratively, in Gamliel’s Hebrew translation, “concealed in mystery” (2005, 106). This …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… bless us, God, we pray! This lively and engaging narrative song about Joseph is a composite of oral and written variants. The entire song was sung from memory without hesitation by Chana … Sung much more solemnly to a melody used in Kerala for the Hebrew bakashah “’ Adon ‘Olam ” (’ Areshet 1980, 222), this …