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19. As You Stand Before Us (Saturday Night Bride Song)
… Who existed before Israel, O most blessed Tambiraně, all of the time we are blessing You. There is no one like You, … of the Hebrew “Blessing after Food” is found mostly in notebooks from the three Kochi communities, plus two from Parur. … the marriage ceremony on Sunday. [1] When Ruby Daniel translated the Malayalam song in 1997, she explained …
18. Our Food
… Your food we have eaten till we're satisfied. Ruler of the world, Tambiraně, You feed all the world—You Who … may be applied to “good days” (interpreted by Ruby Daniel as equivalent to the Hebrew “ yamim tovim ” or … Kerala Jewish songs, found in at least eighteen notebooks from all the communities with preserved notebooks. Not …
17. Blessing Song
… 1. Blessings upon you; may blessings abound— Blessings of children and also shalom. May your offspring increase … twenty-five variants among the thirty-eight catalogued notebooks, representing all six communities from which notebooks … claimed to understand well what they were singing, and Ruby Daniel herself despaired of translating it. When she urged …
16. Song of the Ten Commandments
… each with a different melody and arrangement. 16a. Miriam Daniel, Rahel Nehemiah, Toba Sofer, Simcha Yosef. Recorded by Avigdor Herzog, Moshav Taoz, … to song 15 (“Sefer Torah Dedication Song”) in the song notebook from which she was singing. On another occasion she …
14. The Paliat Achan Song
… there, with dashing, striking, beating drums— Commander of twelve thousand troops, Nayar brigade, and bodyguards? 2. … one! This song is not found in any of the Jewish notebooks but was recorded from memory in 1981 by Ruby Daniel and her aunt Dolly Japheth. In 1997, Ruby and her …
13. Manacheri Women! Mattancherry Women!
… Ruby Daniel and Rahel Kala. Recorded by Barbara Johnson, Kibbutz … těy Maṭṭalu věṭṭaņa pěņņaṅṅaḷě—těy těy 1. Oh, the women of Manacheri!—těy těy Oh, women who cut the coconut … Because there is no written version of this song in the notebook collection, it does not have a number in the Ben-Zvi …
8. Kadavumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song
… one! The most respected Jews are from Kadavumbhagam. All of Kadavumbhagam united as one, To raise up a paḷḷi like … what was a major landing-place ( kaṭavu ) for boats. Ruby Daniel recalled hearing that the Hindu Raja of Kochi used to … song about the synagogue (which is found in only two notebooks, both Paradesi) is filled with obscure words and …
9. Paradesi Synagogue Song
… about You always, to hold You in our minds. By the merit of our deeds, stand by us in this place; stand by us in this … of the song translated here is found in three Paradesi books, one dated from the nineteenth century. A quite … on the longer version, as translated earlier by Ruby Daniel and Scaria Zacharia, whereas Gamliel’s translation …
7. Tekkumbhagam-Ernakulam Synagogue Song
… Miriam Daniel. Recorded by Edith Gerson-Kiwi and Shirley Isenberg, … To praise You, O Almighty God. Here in this paḷḷi, the joy of our life, Waken our hearts to praise You, … 1056). Eleven texts of this song have been found, in notebooks from all three Kochi communities and one from …
6. Parur Synagogue Song
… peḻa poṟuṃ taṃburānĕ 1. May Almighty God be the source of my help To do this without any error, O Lord. … century by invading troops from Mysore to the north (Daniel and Johnson 1995, 127) and was observed in serious … In his article for this book and elsewhere, Zacharia analyzes this song’s …