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42. Adam the First Person

… to be a modern song with no Malayalam Jewish linguistic markers other than the many Hebrew words. Its style, melody, …

… On account of her, they feel great happiness. (x2) The sparks of Ahabah are like the sparks of Yah. (x2) 9. O awesome, high, and mighty … Whereas the comparison in stanza 7 of love’s fiery sparks with the sparks of Yah (also a transliteration of the …

34. Golden Palanquin

… of Muslim and Christian folksongs. As there are no Jewish markers in the contents of the song, it is possible that it … the unexplained numbers in line 8 to be common literary markers of a riddle. Citing a suggestion by Israeli …

32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)

… catch it,” the bridegroom declares. 8. And what is the mark on the deer that you catch? “The deer is a spotted deer, … children prosper. Kindle the evening lamp; drive away the darkness. Go now and light the lamp inside the palace. If …

31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold

… to join in the singing. Without specifically Jewish markers, these scenes are typical of marriage celebrations … out (Varghese 2005, 48). I recall the joking tone in remarks by some Paradesi men when I first recorded this song in …

30. O Proud Singing Bird!

… the Hebrew “ mazal tov .” In some notebooks this song is marked as a kurukan or short chorus to follow The Noble …

29. The Noble Bridegroom

… go. 4. Strike, oh strike, like lightning and thunder. Let dark disappear and the sky become clear. Keep your emotions …

24. Blessing for the Bridegroom

… adorned. Fifty-four sections were given unto us. In the ark with four legs, the Torah was installed. Blessings, … Sinai and the new scroll that was to be installed in the ark of the synagogue. The painstaking preparation and … manara structures. One was the more elaborate temporary ark constructed in each synagogue to house all its Torah …