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39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi
… 39. Golden Manangĕ: [1] Sarah Cohen. Recorded in a commercial … 1. Manangĕ, O my heart, O lovely dear one, My eyes, my gold, my honey, and my milk. I am exhausted from my madness … Explain it to me! Don’t fall upon me Without reason, like a lout, O Cohen-hey. 3. O my dear, O my heart, …
36. O Woman Dwelling in the Field
… you can look at Bashan. (x2) 2. A garden like the purest gold, (x2) O beautiful woman—behold! (x2) Look out and … and the exiled Jewish people, it is performed as a wedding song in widespread Sephardic communities. In Kerala it might … “secret” [1] becomes in Malayalam a “garden like the purest gold”— heightening its allure. Whereas the Hebrew versions …
34. Golden Palanquin
… who are intelligent, I have searched and I have called. Golden bangles I have given—given to the jealous mother. … The companions ascend a palanquin. They leave in a golden palanquin. One of the “play songs” performed in a circle dance by women from …
33. In the Ship
… yelo, yela yelo-o—tta tindaka. This Kerala folk-style song, praised by Zacharia for its “enthusiasm and … Kerala. Although there is no overtly Jewish content in the song until the addition of stanza 4, Lane notes that the … ). [3] She has also performed song 34, “Golden Palanquin, ” and as of a few years ago was looking …
32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… lives in the palace! She walks with dignity on slippers of gold, On slippers of silver, she elegantly walks. This joyous and playful song exemplifies two widespread genres of Kerala folk music. Part I begins in the style of a “competition song” ( vāśippāṭṭtu ), in which two singers or groups of …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… pŏnnu Posāri mandal mītě—nalla 1. In golden finery, he rides a palanquin, The wedding to behold. Nalla! [1] A golden chain he wears. … women's party the night before a wedding (Daniel and Johnson 1995, 179), this lively and playful song combines …
28. The Gold-Clad Bride
… pěņņaṅṅaḷu (x2) 1. This woman whose body is all clad in gold, This woman causes the whole world to shine. (x2) 2. … and rose. (x2) 3. Expert in needlework, stitched with gold, Her skill with a needle was given by God. (x2) 4. … down; Let us bow down in our Jutapaḷḷi. This is one of many songs traditionally sung the night before a wedding, at a …
27. The Elegantly Adorned Bride
… (x2) 5. Her ankle rings and ornaments are equal to pure gold. (x2) Her musky body fragrance is wafting far and … lotus water this woman has been bathed. (x2) She wears a golden necklace all studded with gems, (x2) 7. Along with … There is nothing identifiably Jewish in this song. In fact, Venus Lane notes two elements that suggest a …
15. Sefer Torah Dedication Song
… Sung by women from Kochi, Parur, and Chendamangalam, this song for the donation and dedication of a new Torah scroll … from other Jewish communities. The second stanza of the song refers to two stories from midrash. One tells how the … is divided for reading throughout the year, and also the gold and silver crowns and hanging chains that ornament the …
10. Tekkumbhagam—Kochi Synagogue Song
… Leah E. Ben Eliyahu. Recorded by Barbara Johnson, Kiryat Motzkin, June 15, 1972. CD track 15; I-16. … tell us why, why have you come?” (x2) “For no other reason, the reason we have come, (x2) Is just to build a … Torah with elegant ornaments—a likely reference to the gold or silver cases, crowns, finials, and decorative chains …