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31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… and playful song combines imagery and references from many Kerala traditions to portray a series of events during the … scenes are typical of marriage celebrations throughout Kerala. They present verbal reminders of neighboring … In this context, it means “Splendid!” [2] Ǒppana is a Kerala dance genre associated with Muslim weddings. For …
30. O Proud Singing Bird!
… (line 6), and then a “female parrot” (line 8). The all-Kerala phrase “milk and bananas,” combined with the … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog … …
29. The Noble Bridegroom
… The Marakkars are a Muslim group living mainly in northern Kerala. … 52 … 7 … 44260 … Moshav Taoz, Israel … Splendid … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog … …
28. The Gold-Clad Bride
… pendant ( tāli ) mentioned in stanza 6 is typical of Kerala bridal customs, with a unique design for Jews, … 1987, 102). As noted in relation to song 26 , Kerala Jews believed that when a bride emerged from her … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog … …
27. The Elegantly Adorned Bride
… the wedding. In elaborate musical detail, it portrays a Kerala bride’s clothing and ornaments of jewelry and … Lane notes two elements that suggest a possible northern Kerala Muslim origin or influence: the particular style of … is the color associated with Muslim weddings. According to Kerala Jewish custom, the bride’s family would often borrow …
26. After the Bath
… bride, which also pervades song 28 , may refer to the Kerala Jewish belief that when a bride emerges from the … have not found any recorded memory of a horse involved in a Kerala Jewish wedding, though a bridegroom (not a bride) on … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 26. …
25. Song of the Four Crowns
… It combines translations of two piyyutim that are sung by Kerala Jews in the synagogue on the morning of Simḥat Torah, … have translated as “good old oil” refers to a traditional Kerala women’s process of preserving oil by combining it … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Edith (Esther) Gerson Kiwi …
24. Blessing for the Bridegroom
… the melody for each stanza to make use of four popular Kerala Jewish melodies associated with joyous celebration. … tune for stanza 1 has been identified as the melody used in Kerala for three different piyyutim : for ’Eḥad Yaḥid sung … 178), a piyyut for Simḥat Torah that is, perhaps, unique to Kerala. This piyyut is so popular with Kochinim in Israel …
23. Happiness to the Bridegroom
… Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 23. Happiness to the …
22. Brit Milah (Circumcision) Song
… piyyut ’ El ‘Elyon (’ Areshet 1980, 358–359), sung by Kerala Jewish men just before a circumcision. Immediately … Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 22. Brit Milah …