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32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… song exemplifies two widespread genres of Kerala folk music. Part I begins in the style of a “competition song” ( … is a composite translation of part I, performed by two women from the Paradesi community in Kochi, combined with … during a party on the day after the wedding for non-Jewish friends and neighbors of the wedding party and …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… that by his side? Nalla! Traditionally performed at a Jewish women's party the night before a wedding (Daniel and Johnson … of a king, accompanied by guards and the thundering music of a military band. As Zacharia notes (2005, 198), …
29. The Noble Bridegroom
… whose synagogues are located at opposite ends of the long Jewish street. For one familiar with the area, it is easy to … used to travel the length of Jew Street, accompanied by music and drumming from bands of non-Jewish musicians. … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog … 29. The …
27. The Elegantly Adorned Bride
… This descriptive tribute is sung to the bride at a special women’s party on the Shabbat preceding her wedding and also … a women’s party the night before the wedding. In elaborate musical detail, it portrays a Kerala bride’s clothing and … household responsibilities. There is nothing identifiably Jewish in this song. In fact, Venus Lane notes two elements …
20. The Command Is Proclaimed
… than twenty notebooks, representing almost all the Kerala Jewish communities. Ruby Daniel chose it as a particularly … mix of four different melodies, as did three other Paradesi women who recorded it in Kochi in 1977. After the initial … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 20. The …
19. As You Stand Before Us (Saturday Night Bride Song)
… Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 19. As You …
18. Our Food
… as did the table of Father Abraham. Looking for Kerala Jewish touches, in the last line of stanza 4 we translate a … tune in 1977 (NSA tape Y1350:0033). Three Paradesi women (Sarah Cohen, Seema Salem, and Ruby Hallegua) used two … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 18. Our Food …
16. Song of the Ten Commandments
… This song was recorded by women from three different Kerala Jewish communities, each with a different melody and … shared by each version rather than the three very different musical presentations. Focusing on the translated words, we …
11. Famous Kochi Harbor
… whole world the best harbor is Kochi, Where the honorable Jewish people came. With brightness You are shining, Lord … see the commentary following song 22. The shofar is a musical instrument traditionally made of a ram’s horn and … Community Identity … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 11. Famous …
10. Tekkumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song
… (x2) A solid foundation for the paḷḷi they laid. (x2) Music rang out, with booming of drums, (x2) With fireworks exploding and blasting of the horn. (x2) Women burst out loudly with sounds of kurava. 4. Women burst … Torah ark is preserved in the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the University of California, …