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58. Ahashverosh Song
… The introduction to songs 54-55 is available here . Sarah Cohen, Rachel … in 1977 during an informal Paradesi gathering, this very popular Malayalam song appears in twenty women’s notebooks, … Splendid Singing Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. …
57. In the India Kingdom
… The introduction to songs 57-59 is available here . Venus Lane. Recorded by … of colloquial dialogue. In contrast to the other two very popular Purim songs, this first one is found in only three notebooks, all …
56. The Song of Ruth
… be blessed, Forever and ever, may Tamburan be blessed. This popular ballad recounting the biblical story of Ruth appears … the phrase shālom āyi for dying, found in a number of the songs and translated as “resting in peace”; ammāyi , the … own caste ( jati ).” As discussed in the commentary for songs 5 and 22 , the term “kulam” (or colloquially gulam ) …
50. Little Sinai Mountain
… with Moshe Rabban and to accept the Torah with joy and songs of praise. The overlaid mental images of Torah and … by appreciation of Kerala’s elegantly adorned brides (songs 27 , 28 ) and the elaborate silver and gold crowns and … for the Bridegroom” ( song 24 , stanzas 4–6). This popular melody is also shared with the Hebrew song Kikhlot …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… (Browne 1876). [2] Part III The lively part III is a popular, melodic, and imaginative account of the song that … for various occasions. “Joseph the Righteous” was popular as a wedding song in Jewish communities outside … (Walerstein-Sibony 1987, 113). It is just one of thirteen songs or song fragments about Joseph in the indexed corpus …
42. Adam the First Person
… all that happened—everything from the past. Now we all sing songs of praise; may Your holy Name be blessed. This song … after the more widespread eighteenth century song 41 (Ten Songs of King Solomon)—but it includes a number of other stories that are popular throughout the corpus of Malayalam songs. Rivka …
41. The Ten Songs of King Solomon
… pāṭṭukaḷ pāttil, stutipěṭṭa pāṭṭu itŏnnu 1. Of the ten songs sung by Shelomo Melehu, [1] this is most worthy of praise. Of the ten famous songs in the world, this is most worthy of praise. The first … as it is promised, and so complete all the songs. This popular song is internally dated in the mid-eighteenth …
39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi
… (song 39) and “My Dear Mamuchi” (song 40) are humorous songs about romance, each composed in the form of a teasing … Neither has the melody source been identified for Kakicha’s popular Zionist song “Our Ancient Hope” ( Song 71 ), whereas … he created his own melodies for all three or borrowed from popular secular songs of the day. Songs 39 and 40 are filled …
36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field
… might be sung for any festive occasion but was especially popular for parties associated with weddings, where its … back to the garden—come with me!” Variants of this popular song are found in at least thirteen notebooks from … (2005, 206). … 52 … 7 … 44279 … Splendid Singing Birds: Songs for Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … …
33. In the Ship
… demonstrates the role of ongoing improvisation in such folk songs. “In the Ship” reached a wider audience through its performance by the popular Israeli vocalist, Etty Ben Zaken. Though not herself … ago was looking forward to including more Malayalam Jewish songs in her repertoire (personal communication, December …