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64. Open Your Gate
… of She‘areikha , the first bakashah in the daily Hebrew prayer book used by all the Kerala Jewish communities … 52 … 7 … 44377 … Kochi … Splendid Singing Birds: Devotional songs … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. …
63. Singing, Singing
… send Mashiya now. 12. And on that day we’ll sing with joy songs of praise, one by one— Singing, singing praise to God, singing praise. Amen, amen! This song incorporates elements from and elaborates upon one of the most universally known Hebrew piyyutim — Adon Olam —“Lord of the World” (’ Areshet …
62. Eternal Living God
… be blessed forever Tamburan. This second version of the Hebrew piyyut Yigdal Elohim Ḥai is sung quietly to the same tune as that of song 38 , “Song About Love,” with each line repeated once before going …
61. Lord from the Beginning
… Tambiran. This is the older of two Malayalam devotional songs that are versions of the rhymed Hebrew liturgical hymn Yigdal Elohim Ḥai —“The Living God be … from Parur. Identified in several notebooks as a “clapping song,” it was performed as such in the 1981 Hanukkah video …
60. Hanukkah Song
… vegattil cěyyuṃbol 1. With blessings proclaimed and songs of praise, To the Temple they quickly came. There was … Michayel, Redeem the remnants of Israel. This is a Hanukkah song in two regards. It is both a narrative of the Hanukkah … in stanza 3, lines 2 and 3, associating the sound of the Hebrew word Hanukkah (dedication) with that of the Malayalam …
58. Ahashverosh Song
… The introduction to songs 54-55 is available here . Sarah Cohen, Rachel … Through a mix of narration and dramatic scenes, this song conveys key events in the biblical book of Esther, … Kerala melody for “ Mi Khamokha ve’En Kamokha ,” a lengthy Hebrew piyyut recounting the Purim story. Composed by the …
57. In the India Kingdom
… The introduction to songs 57-59 is available here . Venus Lane. Recorded by … Driven wild by shame, like maddened bulls they go! This song begins by placing the events of the Purim story in India ( Hodu in Hebrew), as it is stated in the Bible (Esther 1:1) that …
56. The Song of Ruth
… the biblical story of Ruth appears in twelve Jewish song notebooks from communities in Kochi, Ernakulam, … few lines from Zacharia’s text M19, (77–79). The Malayalam “Song of Ruth” is traditionally sung during the seasonal holiday of Shavuot, when the Hebrew Book of Ruth is also recited, but it is not a simple …
53. Moshe and the Promised Land (Song of the Thirteen Sifrei Torah)
… us, O Great God, To evermore sing your praise. (x2) This song incorporates elements of two traditional stories about … Petirat Moshe (Ginzberg 1968, 3:439–442; 6:150–151)—a Hebrew volume that was available to Jews in Kerala. [2] One … during his final day. In some women’s notebooks this song is titled, “Song of the Thirteen Sifrei …
52. The Song of “Anokhi”
… our minds At the time when we heard “Anokhi.” Much of this song is a direct translation of the Hebrew piyyut Yarad ’El Ḥai, “The Living God Descended” … to those of the Sephardic Jews elsewhere. This Malayalam song follows the Hebrew piyyut in its reference to the …