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39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi
… living and hardly anyone remembers who they were. The women in the songs are called by their pet names. As for the … with the Kerala language of beauty and love. Each of the women is “golden” and both are as cherished as the eye, or … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 39-40. Golden …
38. Song About Love
… comment on spiritual love between the soul and God—several women singers view it in more secular terms, making it … the world, [1] it is also heard by some as a reference to women’s sexuality. The spiritual emphasis of the song is … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 38. Song About …
37. Gorgeous Black-Haired Woman
… 1981 by Ruby Daniel’s aunt, Dolly Japheth. It is found in women’s notebooks from Parur, Ernakulam, and Kochi … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 37. Gorgeous …
36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field
… Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field …
35. A Green Bird
… song, as performed in the 2001 recording by two Paradesi women. Gamliel (2005, 225) suggests that it may be a riddle … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 35. A Green Bird …
34. Golden Palanquin
… One of the “play songs” performed in a circle dance by women from Kadavumbhagam-Kochi, this song is found in only … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog … 34. Golden …
33. In the Ship
… Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 33. In the Ship …
32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… is a composite translation of part I, performed by two women from the Paradesi community in Kochi, combined with … The bride and groom were seated on a stage, with Jewish women on opposite sides singing as the guests presented wedding gifts. For this song, the women alternated verses about the bride and the groom, and …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… by his side? Nalla! Traditionally performed at a Jewish women's party the night before a wedding (Daniel and Johnson … of his bride (or, in another version, those of her naughty women companions) apparently are set aside. The couple sit … I first recorded this song in Kochi, and how one of the women singers indignantly rejected their suggestion that the …
30. O Proud Singing Bird!
… part of the same 1981 Hanukkah circle dance performance by women from Kochi-Kadavumbhagam, with an escalated tempo of … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Avigdor (Tibor) Herzog … 30. O …