Search | jewishmusic

(99 results found)

34. Golden Palanquin

… Kerala listeners of similar performances of Muslim and Christian folksongs. As there are no Jewish markers in the …

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

… a similar occasion during the cycle of traditional Syrian Christian weddings in Kerala, in which relatives of the … side. Ananta Krishna Ayyar (1926, 84) also describes the Christian custom, noting that on this occasion, small … to hunting as a symbol of royal prosperity in Kerala Christian folklore (1988a, 70). Further parallels are found …

31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold

… entering the marriage chamber, has echoes of the Syrian Christian ritual called “Close and Open [the Door]!” in … phrases and themes shared between Jewish and Knanaya Christian songs are pointed out elsewhere in this book … for word, to a Knanaya song with the same title, though the Christian version does not include the “Nalla!” chorus that …

28. The Gold-Clad Bride

… with a unique design for Jews, different from Hindu, Christian, or Muslim designs. In addition to a silver ring …

17. Blessing Song

… phrases with a blessing song in the repertoire of Knanaya Christians, who traditionally claim to be descended from … as evidence of a shared history, and Swiderski mentions the Christian song’s similarity to passages from “a long …

6. Parur Synagogue Song

… and immigrants, including Jews as well as Muslims and Christians (Gundert 1995, 810). Today it refers to the …

2. The Song of Evarayi

… out from Jerusalem, he followed the path of many Jewish, Christian, and Muslim merchants from the Mediterranean in … The Evarayi song has several striking parallels to Syrian Christian Malayalam songs from Kerala. The Christian song “Beautiful Jerusalem” also begins with a …