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7. Tekkumbhagam-Ernakulam Synagogue Song
… Nittiyaṃ tanḍe tiruvĕḷḷatt 1. God Who existed from the start, (x2) O God to … Majesty, how can we stand? 2. Give us the wisdom in our hearts, (x2) To praise You, O Almighty God. Here in this … our life, Waken our hearts to praise You, Lord. This poetic song of praise for one of the two synagogues in Ernakulam …
6. Parur Synagogue Song
… the things required, And with those things they moved the earth!” They located fine and delicate stones, And after … O Tambiran, For so many years we filled the place. This song combines an architectural description of the synagogue … of the Parur synagogue complex was undertaken as part of the Kerala government’s “Muziris project” …
5. Mala Synagogue Song
… the trumpet he came, With kurava [3] and beautiful women’s songs. 32. In the center of the paḷḷi they asked him to … the “common sense” of Kerala culture, as stated in his article for this volume. He and Albrecht Frenz chose the … Of the eight modern Kerala communities, it is the farthest from Kochi and the closest to Palur. Among the …
Rabbi David Buzaglo
… his followers. Rabbi Buzaglo’s proficiency in modern Hebrew songs and possible liturgical adaptations has been little … exposure to the modern Hebrew song, a process that had started in Morocco, is his cover of “Bab el Wad,” a poem by … the entrepreneur Abraham Pinto from Tangier, undertaken as part of a wider ethnography of the Moroccan Jewish liturgy …
4. Song of Moshe Mutaliyar
… Your holy name be praised forever, O Lord Tamburan. This song straddles genres, combining an origin narrative with features of a typical paḷḷi song, but the origin story is unique, and the synagogue … The ruler’s formulaic question “Why have you come?” is part of an informal folk-style conversation between the …
3. Song of the Second Temple’s Destruction (Leaving Kodungallur)
… are You, O Lord Tamburan. This is the only known Malayalam song that records and expands on the origin story that … this song appears. Given the song’s conclusion with the departure from Kodungallur and the arrival in Kochi, it is not … on the eve of Simḥat Torah. Following the lead of Cohen’s partial recording, Venus Lane recorded the entire song in …
2. The Song of Evarayi
… Ernakulam, Chendamangalam, and Parur, the Evarayi song resembles “Oh, Lovely Parrot!” in having two basic … gifts in Kerala, where a carpenter is not simply an artisan but also the architect and master builder of a … land.” Shibush cannot be identified conclusively as any particular place in Kerala. Jussay (1986) argues that it was …
35. Ajñānam Astamicciṭum (The Messenger of Good Tidings Proclaims)
… Verses 12-15 from a modern visionary song, which begins “The rising of good fortune” ( … Mevasser mevasser ve-omer. -14- Thieves will purity their hearts. Striking as lightning. These words will come to pass … Jerusalem … AMTI 0403 … Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala … Cochin … Communities … Diaspora … …
29. Blessing for the Bridegroom
… A blessing for the bridegroom usually sung immediately after Song 28. It is performed by women in the house while the … omitted from this translation, and the first two words of Part II are missing from the recording. Tunes: I. Eḥad yaḥid … dew from heaven Gives food and drink from the fat of the earth. II. [Sadhāyi Sādhakan] ninnējo vāstumě [God Shadai] …
21. Maṟavil Ŏḷivāya (Hidden God!)
… This song attributed to Moshe Sarfati (d. 1838) of Kochi recounts … verses are omitted from this translation. The second part of each line is repeated. Text Oh Lord hidden behind a … Jerusalem … AMTI 0403 … Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala … Cochin … Communities … Diaspora … …