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25. Song of the Four Crowns
… tŏnayāyirikkeņaṃ Tanḍě tŏņayālě nāl muḍikaḷuṃ 1. May the Lord Tambiran be our first help. With Tambiran’s help, there were four crowns. From heaven above, four crowns came … passage from Pirkei ’Avot 4:13: “R. Simeon said: There are three crowns, the crown of Torah, the crown of priesthood …
22. Brit Milah (Circumcision) Song
… sādhakan Ěnněkkuṃ kāvěl pěrasa tanikkěnnu 1. May Sadhakan the Ruler—the One Who rules the world— May God watch over this … (Daniel & Johnson 1995, 176). This is the first of three songs in this book to use the unusual epithet “Mashiya …
20. The Command Is Proclaimed
… The introduction to songs 18–20 is available here . Sarah … ñāyamě taṅgayiluḷḷu ětu nāṃ aticirī veņḍa 1. Words of the command are proclaimed. You have blessed us with Your … it in 1979, using a mix of four different melodies, as did three other Paradesi women who recorded it in Kochi in 1977. …
19. As You Stand Before Us (Saturday Night Bride Song)
… The introduction to songs 18–20 is available here . Sarah … Who existed before Israel, O most blessed Tambiraně, all of the time we are blessing You. There is no one like You, … “Blessing after Food” is found mostly in notebooks from the three Kochi communities, plus two from Parur. In some books …
18. Our Food
… The introduction to songs 18–20 is available here . Rahel … tarunnavaně Ūņḍu niṟaññu ñān vāstaveņaṃ—vāstaveņaṃ 1. May the One who feeds us evermore be blessed. Your food we … pray, So that in the Temple we all may serve. With twice three times goodness may we be blessed And always remain in …
16. Song of the Ten Commandments
… This song was recorded by women from three different Kerala Jewish communities, each with a … tuņayālě (x2) Pattaruḷappāḍuņḍāyi (x2 1. With the help of Lord Tamburan, (x2) Ten commandments came to … Rabbenu went; (x2) On Sinai Mountain he stood. (x2) 3. The Torah he received (x2) And gave to Israel. (x2) 4. …
13. Manacheri Women! Mattancherry Women!
… těy Maṭṭalu věṭṭaņa pěņņaṅṅaḷě—těy těy 1. Oh, the women of Manacheri!—těy těy Oh, women who cut the coconut fiber!—těy těy 2. Oh, the women of … parts of which are kosher food for Jews). Each of the first three items, integral to Kerala women’s culture, is …
8. Kadavumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song
… ŏttukūḍi Karasīnāyi paḷḷi, ĕḍattu pŏkki 1. The best place in the world—Kochi is the one! The most respected Jews are from … gathering together and worshipping as one, Looking through three openings, they can see the prayers. 5. Delicate …
9. Paradesi Synagogue Song
… tanně něnippān kanivu tā—něnippān kanivu tā 1. O God from the beginning, You the highest judge! You the first and foremost, kindly give … others come; we had some others come. 4. In front of the three Patriarchs, we stand here to ask: Please support us …
7. Tekkumbhagam-Ernakulam Synagogue Song
… Nittiyaṃ tanḍe tiruvĕḷḷatt 1. God Who existed from the start, (x2) O … Before Your Majesty, how can we stand? 2. Give us the wisdom in our hearts, (x2) To praise You, O Almighty … texts of this song have been found, in notebooks from all three Kochi communities and one from Chendamangalam, in …