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39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi
… of a comic dialogue probably echoed elements of Malayalam folk and drama songs of the early 1930s, the time during … Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … …
38. Song About Love
… Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … …
37. Gorgeous Black-Haired Woman
… Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … …
36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field
… Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 36. O …
35. A Green Bird
… to that of the other song. Perhaps this was a Malayalam folk song with wider circulation, from which the tune was … Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 35. A …
34. Golden Palanquin
… listeners of similar performances of Muslim and Christian folksongs. As there are no Jewish markers in the contents of … markers of a riddle. Citing a suggestion by Israeli folklorist Galit Hasan-Rokem, Gamliel offers an … entering into the marriage chamber. Zacharia notes that the folk quality of the song is intensified by its construction …
33. In the Ship
… yelo-o, yela yelo, yela yelo-o—tta tindaka. This Kerala folk-style song, praised by Zacharia for its “enthusiasm and … with a final stanza evidently added in Israel, where folklorist Marcia Walerstein-Sibony heard it sung in 1981 … demonstrates the role of ongoing improvisation in such folk songs. “In the Ship” reached a wider audience through …
32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… playful song exemplifies two widespread genres of Kerala folk music. Part I begins in the style of a “competition … hunting as a symbol of royal prosperity in Kerala Christian folklore (1988a, 70). Further parallels are found in other … to illustrating the depth of Jewish participation in Kerala folk culture, this song contributes particularly evocative …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 31. …
30. O Proud Singing Bird!
… Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … …