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49. Redeemed from Egypt
… the Red Sea while Pharaoh and his army were drowned, this song prays to God for a comparable redemption in the present … Splendid Singing Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 49. …
48. Hidden God
… Please do the same for us, Your children, now. (x2) This song of gratitude for God’s protection of the Jews draws on … of Pharaoh’s army. The first line of the song salutes God as the light hidden behind a screen or … seven above and seven below. One of only a few older songs with a named composer, “Hidden God” is attributed to …
48. Hidden God
… Please do the same for us, Your children, now. (x2) This song of gratitude for God’s protection of the Jews draws on … of Pharaoh’s army. The first line of the song salutes God as the light hidden behind a screen or … seven above and seven below. One of only a few older songs with a named composer, “Hidden God” is attributed to …
47. In the Egypt Kingdom
… (Ginzberg 1969, 2:271–272). Two other Malayalam Jewish songs expounding in greater detail on midrash about Moshe’s … and analyzed by Gamliel (2009, 190–195). The text of this song is found in nine notebooks from Kochi and Ernakulam. … Splendid Singing Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. …
46. Baby Moshe Taken from the Water
… (Ginzberg 1969, 2:271–272). Two other Malayalam Jewish songs expounding in greater detail on midrash about Moshe’s … and analyzed by Gamliel (2009, 190–195). The text of this song is found in nine notebooks from Kochi and Ernakulam. … Splendid Singing Birds: Biblical narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 46. Baby …
45. Joseph’s Robe
… and repetitive tune less interesting than most of the other songs they performed. Though less compelling than the … drama and lively melodies of “Joseph the Righteous” ( song 44 ), this song preserves more Joseph stories from the Bible (Genesis, …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… bless us, God, we pray! This lively and engaging narrative song about Joseph is a composite of oral and written variants. The entire song was sung from memory without hesitation by Chana … and Shirley Isenberg, she told them that her family song notebook had been lost in a house fire there—a major …
43. The Song of Mother Sarah
… Lord God, the only One, reign forever and be blessed. The Song of Mother Sarah is found in women’s notebooks from … the potential sacrifice of Isaac in the first part of the song and then the actual sacrifice of the goat at the end … Jewish women’s perspective is particularly evident in this song. Their intimate concern for Sarah’s ritual bathing …
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 was found in only four notebooks, all from Parur, where … (2001, personal communication) it seems to be a modern song with no Malayalam Jewish linguistic markers other than …
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 song was sung by Adam Harishon, [2] who prayed for …