(4306 results found)
17. Uṭayavan Aruḷālĕ (Song for the Dedication of a Torah Scroll)
This song for the dedication of a new Torah scroll prases the Torah which was accepted…
16. Nalla Karinkallu (Tekkumbhgam-Ernakulam Paḷḷi Song)
Stanzas 2-4 of a poetic song about the Tekkumbhagam Synagogue in Ernakulam. The entire…
15. Mutiyayi Ninnu (Tekkumbhagam-Kochi paḷḷi Song)
One of several paḷḷi (synagogוe) songs about the building of particular synagogues…
14. Yĕṟuśalāyinnu Vannāno (The Song of Evaray)
An origin song of the Kerala Jews, recounting how a learned ancestor named Evarayi (…
13. Ŏru Pacca Pakki (A Grenn Bird)
A playful song from Kochi - or perhaps two separate songs, as they are copied together…
12. Antali Patum Kiḷiyĕ Keḷu (Oh Singing Bird)
A "play song" addressed to a female parrot, who is invited to eat milk and fruit and…
11. Kappalilĕ (In the Ship)
This humorous song, performed at parties during the week after the wedding, can be…
10. Ñāṇṇaṭĕ Maṇavāḷan (Prosper, Prosper! - Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
A competition song sung responsively between the party of the bride (marked below as B)…
9. Sariman Talamūṭi (The Noble Bridegroom)
A "play song" from Kochi, in the form of a dialogue between the bride and a cuckoo bird…
8. Ĕl̲uneṯṯu Nirāṭi (After the Bath)
Sung by women accompanying the bride as she leaves the house to the synagogue for…