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57. In the India Kingdom
… by placing the events of the Purim story in India ( Hodu in Hebrew), as it is stated in the Bible (Esther 1:1) that … recognized the melody as the tune used in Kerala for the Hebrew Azharot (“Warnings”), a piyyut incorporating the 613 …
56. The Song of Ruth
… sung during the seasonal holiday of Shavuot, when the Hebrew Book of Ruth is also recited, but it is not a simple translation of the Hebrew. In addition to local cultural references, its … (Targum Ruth 4:1–10). In combination with its echoes of Hebrew learning, this song is filled with idiomatic Jewish …
53. Moshe and the Promised Land (Song of the Thirteen Sifrei Torah)
… 9, 1977; III-23. 53c. Kerala women. Recorded by ethnomusicology students from Bar-Ilan University, Moshav … Petirat Moshe (Ginzberg 1968, 3:439–442; 6:150–151)—a Hebrew volume that was available to Jews in Kerala. [2] One … old Malayalam measurement katam is substituted for the old Hebrew measurement parasang ( parsah in Hebrew, about four …
52. The Song of “Anokhi”
… “Anokhi.” Much of this song is a direct translation of the Hebrew piyyut Yarad ’El Ḥai, “The Living God Descended” … Sephardic Jews elsewhere. This Malayalam song follows the Hebrew piyyut in its reference to the midrash that Moses … pp. 301-321. For an abridged discussion see, https://jewish-music.huji.ac.il/en/content/22939. [3] See Ginzberg 1968 …
50. Little Sinai Mountain
… and with thunder and blasts of the shofar; With music ringing out, ringing with the sounds Of violins and … thunder, lightning, shofar blasts, and the sounding of musical instruments. Three of the instruments are violins, … , stanzas 4–6). This popular melody is also shared with the Hebrew song Kikhlot Yeyni (’ Areshet 1980, 322). …
44. Joseph the Righteous
… Sung much more solemnly to a melody used in Kerala for the Hebrew bakashah “’ Adon ‘Olam ” (’ Areshet 1980, 222), this … ___________________________________ [1] See Gamliel’s Hebrew translation (Zacharia & Gamliel 2005, 62). [2] …
43. The Song of Mother Sarah
… from that community living in Moshav Taoz, Israel. [3] This musical narrative of events from biblical stories about the … saw only the mountain, but Isaac saw lights and heard music and the sound of the shofar (Ginzberg 1968, 1:278). In … Gamliel’s discussion (Zacharia and Gamliel 2005, 158–162, Hebrew) for a comparative analysis of the two variants. [4] …
42. Adam the First Person
… no Malayalam Jewish linguistic markers other than the many Hebrew words. Its style, melody, and contents (a list of …
41. The Ten Songs of King Solomon
… day each year. The final stanza of the song contains the Hebrew date 5521 (1760/61 CE), placing its composition in … in a 1994 recording in Nevatim (not included here). The musical version used here was performed by the Nirit … honorific for King Solomon (H: Shlomo ha-Melekh) [2] Hebrew honorific: Adam the first person. [3] Hebrew …
38. Song About Love
… inclusion as a song for wedding celebrations. Whereas the Hebrew word for love, ahavah , is a feminine noun covering a … Malayalam form ābāh or ahabah (a transliteration of the Hebrew) generally refers to romantic love between a man and … with the sparks of Yah (also a transliteration of the Hebrew) may refer to the Kabbalistic doctrine of God’s …