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'Anenu (Anenu elohe Avraham)
… to us"). Haim sings the widespread version found in Eastern Sephardi prayer books that consists of nine verses … melody was commonly used in Saloniki and in other Sephardi communities of the Balkans. … An Early Twentieth-Century …
'Et sha'arei razon (El tharé razon, Et charé rasson, Eth charé razon)
… poems based on the binding of Isaac. It is sung in Sephardi communities during the Musaf service of Rosh Hashanah before … on local custom. While this poem is usually sung by Eastern Sephardi congregations with the melody recorded by …
71. Our Ancient Hope
… a European perspective, of the Jewish soul turning “to the east toward Zion,” the Kerala poet began his song by … Despite being found only in notebooks from the three Jewish communities in Kochi, its popularity has spread widely since the aliyah of all eight Kerala communities to Israel, perhaps because of its very catchy …
58. Ahashverosh Song
… just like that I have come. For Omon and his children, a feast must be prepared.” 7. “All right Esther, you do it; do … you wish.” At once she went to do it, preparing for the feast. Once the feast was ready, she asked Omon to come. … appears in twenty women’s notebooks, representing all six communities in which notebooks have been found. Its …
53. Moshe and the Promised Land (Song of the Thirteen Sifrei Torah)
… Land, with details about his plea to be allowed at least to see the land, and God’s granting of that wish. The … this song was known throughout the Kerala Jewish communities. The version translated here, mostly following … is found in ten notebooks from all three of the Kochi communities. It was recorded in Kochi in 1977, sung by three …
36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field
… it is performed as a wedding song in widespread Sephardic communities. In Kerala it might be sung for any festive … Variants of this popular song are found in at least thirteen notebooks from Ernakulam, Parur, and all three Kochi communities. Its composition was attributed to Eliyahu …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… Nalla! Her anguished longings disappear, and in her breast The pounding now is stilled. … by singers originally from the Kadavumbhagam and Paradesi communities in Kochi. ______________________________ [1] The …
18. Our Food
… to me. 5. Please bless this house and its wealth and this feast. Please bless everything that they own So that, like … . The blessings requested for the family hosting the feast include a request that their table continue to welcome … songs, found in at least eighteen notebooks from all the communities with preserved notebooks. Not surprisingly, it …
17. Blessing Song
… sing out your praise— Praises to you for arranging this feast. 2. Oh highest One, exalted God, Offspring come by Your … the thirty-eight catalogued notebooks, representing all six communities from which notebooks were collected. It was … urged me go to Kerala and “find a professor,” it was at least partly in the hope of finding someone who could …
10. Tekkumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song
… addressing them: (x2) “Now for all of us you must make a feast.” (x2) Everyone ate there and drank and rejoiced. … of the month, auspicious in all the Kerala religious communities) and hosted a grand celebration for everyone, … synagogue itself may already have been in existence for at least forty years. The Tekkumbhagam-Kochi Synagogue was …