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34. Golden Palanquin
… the Jewish repertoire. Though its contents are enigmatic, references in the final lines to a bed-chamber and a golden … Zacharia (2005, 196) and Gamliel (2005, 216) take the reference to intelligence and wisdom in lines 2–4 and the …
32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… in the Jewish song variants. In terms of content, the reference to a deer hunt in part I can be compared to a similar reference in the Song of Evarayi ( song 2 ), and it also evokes Swiderski’s reference to hunting as a symbol of royal prosperity in …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… 179), this lively and playful song combines imagery and references from many Kerala traditions to portray a series …
30. O Proud Singing Bird!
… very short and apparently simple song is rich with cultural references. It is addressed to a female parrot, inviting her … trees” in the Jewish quarter may be taken as a figurative reference to the north/south social division on one long … red lips and perhaps a head ornament) may be taken as a reference to the good looks of the bridegroom and/or the …
29. The Noble Bridegroom
… she receives the marriage pendant—culminating with another reference to the color red in her throbbing veins and …
28. The Gold-Clad Bride
… the world in stanza 1, as well as the specific Shekhinah reference in stanza 5. This translation is a composite, …
27. The Elegantly Adorned Bride
… a bundle of keys would not actually be worn by a bride, the reference here may be taken as humorously symbolic of her …
19. As You Stand Before Us (Saturday Night Bride Song)
… Shabbat after the wedding. The song’s text contains many references to messianic hopes for the future, with no particular reference to the wedding or the bride. When this song was …
17. Blessing Song
… of them (personal communication, May 2000). [1] Judging by references to childbirth in the first two stanzas, this … that all hearing it would have been familiar with the reference. Presumably it is attached to this all-purpose …
15. Sefer Torah Dedication Song
… a wedding. The “ark with four legs” in stanza 3 must be a reference to the manara in the home. After a night of prayer …