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33. In the Ship
… was performed at parties during the week after a Jewish wedding. Its portrayal of the bridegroom and bride … coastal geography of Kerala. Although there is no overtly Jewish content in the song until the addition of stanza 4, … that the word for “velvet” in stanza 2 is characteristic of Jewish, rather than standard, Malayalam. Our composite …
32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… during a party on the day after the wedding for non-Jewish friends and neighbors of the wedding party and … families.” The bride and groom were seated on a stage, with Jewish women on opposite sides singing as the guests … comments shed light on the range of different verses in the Jewish song variants. In terms of content, the reference to …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… that by his side? Nalla! Traditionally performed at a Jewish women's party the night before a wedding (Daniel and … listeners to join in the singing. Without specifically Jewish markers, these scenes are typical of marriage … groom! Whereas parallel phrases and themes shared between Jewish and Knanaya Christian songs are pointed out elsewhere …
30. O Proud Singing Bird!
… there? Red are your lips, and your head is green. In the Jewish quarter are two groves of trees. In the pantal … celebrations. Found in notebooks from all three of the Jewish communities living in Kochi, this song’s mention of “two groves of trees” in the Jewish quarter may be taken as a figurative reference to the …
29. The Noble Bridegroom
… whose synagogues are located at opposite ends of the long Jewish street. For one familiar with the area, it is easy to … Street, accompanied by music and drumming from bands of non-Jewish musicians. Zacharia appreciates the rich poetry of …
28. The Gold-Clad Bride
Miriam Daniel, Rahel Nehemia, Toba Sofer, Simcha Yosef. Recorded by Avigdor Herzog,…
27. The Elegantly Adorned Bride
… household responsibilities. There is nothing identifiably Jewish in this song. In fact, Venus Lane notes two elements … color associated with Muslim weddings. According to Kerala Jewish custom, the bride’s family would often borrow costly …
26. After the Bath
… which also pervades song 28 , may refer to the Kerala Jewish belief that when a bride emerges from the mikveh, her … the morning. They formed a procession from one end of the Jewish street in Kochi to the other—in effect announcing to the families of all three Jewish communities that this was to be her wedding day. We …
24. Blessing for the Bridegroom
… melody for each stanza to make use of four popular Kerala Jewish melodies associated with joyous celebration. [1] The … 1970 Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew Poetry (4:337, NY: Jewish Theological Seminary) as a source for this piyyut. …
23. Happiness to the Bridegroom
… The song features four of the different Malayalam Jewish names for God, while blessing the groom with …