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22. Brit Milah (Circumcision) Song
… like Hanoch. May you find redemption and cleansing from sin; May the holiness of Noah be yours also. Wherever … song. Our English translation of the Malayalam is adapted from Ruby Daniel’s translation (Daniel & Johnson 1995, 176). … This popular Malayalam song is found in sixteen notebooks from Kochi, Ernakulam, Chendamangalam, and Parur. The first …
21. Great God Who Has Fed Us
… too. We’ve eaten of your food, O King, and drunk the wine from You. By singing and by praising, we bless Your holy … originating in Chendamangalam, and Rivka Wadekeotam from that Jewish community performed it from memory in Jerusalem in 1977. Born in 1902, she died just …
20. The Command Is Proclaimed
… In Your hands justice is found. Almighty, justice comes from You. We don't need to await the command. You are the One … melody, shared with songs 19 and 21, the second tune is from the Kerala Hebrew piyyut “ ‘ Etz Ḥaim Hi’ ” (’ Areshet … the Zionist song “Hope in the Jewish Heart.” The fourth is from the Hebrew piyyut “ Nefutzoteinu Kanes ” (’Areshet 1980, …
19. As You Stand Before Us (Saturday Night Bride Song)
… Hebrew “Blessing after Food” is found mostly in notebooks from the three Kochi communities, plus two from Parur. In some books its heading reads, “Saturday Night … rav ), called by that term because the bride was brought from her house to the house in which she was to stay until …
18. Our Food
… ancestors: those who came before, And for redeeming us from out of Egypt’s land And placing on our bodies the … as a matter of delight, in contrast to the sense of rescue from distress conveyed in some parts of the Hebrew blessing … Kerala Jewish songs, found in at least eighteen notebooks from all the communities with preserved notebooks. Not …
17. Blessing Song
… Lord, Stand in the presence of Tamburan. 5. As Tamburan promised to those who obey, All has come true—all that He … command you went And thus you heard the word proclaimed. From the mouth of the girl, he heard the song: “Without a … catalogued notebooks, representing all six communities from which notebooks were collected. It was widely used as a …
16. Song of the Ten Commandments
… This song was recorded by women from three different Kerala Jewish communities, each with a … but with only slight differences in text. Versions 16a from Kadavumbhagam-Kochi (with each line repeated) and 16b from Parur (with repetitions and the “Ayyumma” refrain) are …
15. Sefer Torah Dedication Song
… ěllavaṟkkum kāṭṭi Uyaṟnna gulamatu kaiyeṯṯuṃ kŏņḍu 2. From Sinai Mountain, the Torah was given. On a diamond … Who rules on high! May the One be blessed! Sung by women from Kochi, Parur, and Chendamangalam, this song for the … procession of the entire community, also including guests from other Jewish communities. The second stanza of the song …
14. The Paliat Achan Song
… Nayar brigade, and bodyguards? 2. To those who come from other lands—titles for foreigners, Gifts, and charity … not found in any of the Jewish notebooks but was recorded from memory in 1981 by Ruby Daniel and her aunt Dolly … Jews and ancient Palur. Ruby Daniel had heard the song from her mother, Leah Daniel, who may have learned it as a …
13. Manacheri Women! Mattancherry Women!
… non-Jewish song. Remembered as one of many songs heard from itinerant non-Jewish street-singers in Kochi, it was … who remove the coir fiber covering coconut shells, from which mats, rope and other useful products are made. The …