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39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi
… one of the songs was composed. Neither song has explicitly Jewish content except that both the romantic couples were known members of the Paradesi Jewish community. Apparently feeling the need to protect … any one of various Paradesi men bearing that name, and the identity of his rival “Chadayan” is a mystery. Because of …
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 … … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs of Origin and Community Identity … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women …
14. The Paliat Achan Song
… he’s the one! This song is not found in any of the Jewish notebooks but was recorded from memory in 1981 by … Rahel told me that its melody was the same as that of a non-Jewish Malayalam folk song titled “In Calicut a Tarakan … … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs of Origin and Community Identity … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women …
13. Manacheri Women! Mattancherry Women!
… 2. Oh, the women of Mattancherry!—těy těy Oh, women of the Jewish Street!—těy těy 3. Oh, thief of the utensil for … amusing folk song is included not only as a marker of Kochi identity but also as a clear example of “Judaizing” an inherently non-Jewish song. Remembered as one of many songs heard from …
12. North Side, South Side (A Visit from the Raja)
… respectively in the southern and northern sections of the Jewish street. First alluding to rivalry between the two … Kerala Jews. While the contents of the song are certainly Jewish, Gamliel (2005, 225) notes that its first two words, … … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs of Origin and Community Identity … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women …
11. Famous Kochi Harbor
… whole world the best harbor is Kochi, Where the honorable Jewish people came. With brightness You are shining, Lord … may simply signify a large number, or perhaps the estimated Jewish population of Kochi at whatever time it was composed. … … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs of Origin and Community Identity … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women …
10. Tekkumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song
… Torah ark is preserved in the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the University of California, … … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs of Origin and Community Identity … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women …
8. Kadavumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song
… dwelled in its Torah ark (heikhal). I have also heard other Jewish elders from Kerala refer to the Shekhinah (Hebrew), … a carpenter’s measure. [2] Tevah (pronounced teybah in Jewish Malayalam) is the Sephardi Jewish term for the raised … … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs of Origin and Community Identity … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women …
9. Paradesi Synagogue Song
… translated here as “some others,” might come from the Jewish Malayalam saying, “Why don’t you ask four people?”—a … in order to represent the synagogues of as many Kerala Jewish communities as possible. Venus Lane set it to a … … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs of Origin and Community Identity … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women …
7. Tekkumbhagam-Ernakulam Synagogue Song
… there are two synagogues near each other in what was a Jewish residential and commercial center until the … or “by the shining silver lamp.” [2] “Jutapaḷḷi” means Jewish paḷḷi. … 52 … 7 … 44193 … Moshav Taoz, Israel … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs of Origin and Community Identity … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women …