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43. The Song of Mother Sarah
… Jewish midwives in Kerala to help with Jewish births, at least in the early part of the twentieth century. Though the …
41. The Ten Songs of King Solomon
… an internal date (5452=1691/92 CE, in song II-42, “Feast of the Leviathan”). Ruby Daniel used “The Ten Songs of … an internal date (5452=1691/92 CE, in song II-42, “Feast of the Leviathan”). … 52 … 7 … 44291 … Splendid Singing …
39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi
… drama songs of the early 1930s, the time during which at least one of the songs was composed. Neither song has …
36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field
… Variants of this popular song are found in at least thirteen notebooks from Ernakulam, Parur, and all three …
32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… spread with sandal paste—don’t let the chest get wet. The breast draped with flowers—oh don’t let the breast get wet. 7. And who is the one who will go hunt and … tremble. May the ringed finger also not tremble. May the breast spread with sandal paste also not tremble. 3. You, …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… Nalla! Her anguished longings disappear, and in her breast The pounding now is stilled. …
18. Our Food
… to me. 5. Please bless this house and its wealth and this feast. Please bless everything that they own So that, like … . The blessings requested for the family hosting the feast include a request that their table continue to welcome … most widely distributed Kerala Jewish songs, found in at least eighteen notebooks from all the communities with …
17. Blessing Song
… sing out your praise— Praises to you for arranging this feast. 2. Oh highest One, exalted God, Offspring come by Your … urged me go to Kerala and “find a professor,” it was at least partly in the hope of finding someone who could … given to the father of the child “for arranging this feast.” The final two lines of stanza 2 and all of stanza 3 …
10. Tekkumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song
… addressing them: (x2) “Now for all of us you must make a feast.” (x2) Everyone ate there and drank and rejoiced. … synagogue itself may already have been in existence for at least forty years. The Tekkumbhagam-Kochi Synagogue was …
8. Kadavumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song
… celebrates the building of the oldest synagogue still at least partially standing in Mattancherry, Kochi. According to …