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42. Adam the First Person

… came Rivka-Umma to his house as helper for him. By God’s grace the crops they harvested multiplied one hundred times. …

39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi

… Don’t plead, O my life; O Dayicha, don't cry. I will embrace you, O my eye; Your companion I’ll be, my gold …

… of the street, Now he appears there, within my sight, Gracefully moving, this way and that way, This way and that … heaven, pearl of the earth, O the finest of emerald gems! Gracefully moving, this way and that way, Now to the paḷḷi … throb, and your bangles will jingle. Your veins and coral bracelet will throb. Like kunkum, your veins and bangles will …

20. The Command Is Proclaimed

… the command are proclaimed. You have blessed us with Your grace. In Your hands justice is found. Almighty, justice … is not a direct or even indirect translation of the Hebrew grace after meals. In terms of content, most of its verses …

18. Our Food

… Though not a strict Malayalam translation of the Hebrew grace after meals ( Birkat haMazon ), “Our Food” echoes many …

12. North Side, South Side (A Visit from the Raja)

… is the title of the Kochi dynasty of rulers, who trace their ancestry back to Kodungallur and who were …

8. Kadavumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song

… With its four feet fashioned out of wood. By Your grace, O God, please take us up To the finest place—the best …

9. Paradesi Synagogue Song

… highest judge! You the first and foremost, kindly give us grace; kindly give us grace To think about You always, to hold You in our minds. …

7. Tekkumbhagam-Ernakulam Synagogue Song

… our life, Waken our hearts to praise You, Lord. 5. Like a graceful gem set in a ring, (x2) In front of the paḷḷi a … itself to an outer building. The song’s image of “a graceful gem set in a ring” may refer to these external paḷḷi … building with the synagogue. Here, this upstairs room is graced with a poetic reference to the sky, which could be …

5. Mala Synagogue Song

… Malayalam gulam)—which can refer to a flock, family, caste, race, or tribe (Gundert 1995, 276)—we use the capitalized …