Ref. Code : CMSI-AL-SC-001 - The first commercial CD of chants from the liturgy of the Syro Malabar Church
Qambel Māran
Syriac Chants from South India
"Capturing the sounds of these melodies at this juncture is an imperative because, more than music, they are an integral part of the history of a people, linguistic soundscape of a region, and musical map of a country. Moreover, the performers are crucial witnesses to a transnational tradition that is in rapid transition."-- Joseph J. Palackal
CMSI Ref. No. | CMSI-AL-SC-001 |
Title | Qambel Māran | Syriac Chants from South India |
Category | Music Sound Recording 1 Sound Disc (Compact Disc) ; digital ; 4 3/4 in. 16-page booklet in English with map, 7 photographs, and bibliography. |
Research, recording and liner notes | Joseph J. Palackal |
Publication |
PAN Records (Netherlands). (PAN 2085) New CD Booklet (New Edition) |
Item Description | Chants in Syriac (Aramaic) from the Chaldean liturgy of the Syro-Malabar Church of the St. Thomas Christians. Includes chants from the liturgy of the Hours, Raza, funeral services, Syriac translation of Latin chants by St.Thomas Aquinas, and chants for special occasions such as wedding and celebration of the feast of the Blessed Virgin and saints. Performers include Fr.Abel Periyappuram, C.M.I. (1920-2001), Fr. Probus Perumalil, C.M.I., et al. Recorded in Kerala, South India, in 1999 and 2000. Recorded and annotated by Joseph J. Palackal. Total time 66:00 Tracks 1, 4, 5, 9, 10-14, 18, 20-22, 24, 25, 29 recorded at the chapel of St.Joseph's Monastery, Mannanam, Kerala, India, on August 27, 1999 with a Philips cassette recording deck connected to an Ahuja Studio Master Mixer and six Ahuja (SM 580) microphones. The other chants were recorded at a moderately equipped recording studio of the Christian Arts and Communication (CAC), Ernakulam, India, on August 23, 2000. |
Additional Details | Liner notes and photography - Joseph J. Palackal Digital editing - Martin Joseph at Martin's Digital in Queens, New York Digital mastering - Joop Wesselius Editing and design - Rein Spoorman Executive producer - Bernard Kleikamp |
Chant Text | English transliteration and translation of the Syriac text |
Library Catalogs | OCLC World Cat : 3A729541980 Library of Congress Catalog : 2011620173 [Note: You can view the Library Of Congress entry for Qambel Maran by either clicking on the link above or by going to http://lccn.loc.gov/2011620173. You can also go to http://www.loc.gov and search for the catalog number 2011620173 on their website] Harvard University Library Hollis Catalog : 009890363 British Library Catalog : 1CD0223680 New York Public Library Catalog : 16186674052 |
Reviews |
"This CD and its accompanying booklet constitute a signal contribution to the scanty literature on Kerala Christian music" Christian Orient, vol. 27, no. 2 (2006), pp. 82-83. |
Comments | "The chants in this CD contain a theology of the Syro Malabar Church." Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt: Video Dr. Joseph J. Palackal speaks on the occasion of the release of the Indian edition (Liturgical Research Centre, St. Thomas Mount, Kakkanad, Kochi, Kerala): Video "Palackal has demystified the craft and content of liturgical practices of Syrian Christian music." V. Kaladharan. The Hindu Daily. November 3, 2006. PDF Letter from Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil Letter from Bishop Mar Bawai Soro Letter from Bishop Gratian Mundadan C.M.I. Letter from Dr.Alison Arnold Kudumba Deepam Publication |
Track Details
Track # | Aramaic Project No. | Track Title |
Youtube Duration (MM:SS) |
Category |
Encyclopedia Page of the Syriac chant CMSI Ref. No. |
Artist(s) |
1 | 4 | Awūn d'waśmayyā [Our Father in heaven] | 2:26 | Liturgy of the Hours | 101-0001 | Fr. Probus Perumalil C.M.I. (celebrant) & Lonappan Arackal. Fr. Aiden Kulathinal C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mutttah C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mathew Nedumparambil C.M.I., Fr. Liberius Ozhukathanam C.M.I. & Fr. Henry Suso Padiyara C.M.I. Harmonium: Joseph M. Olikkal. Triangle: Lonappan Arackal |
2 | 4a | Hallel hallel [Praise, praise] | 2:27 | Liturgy of the Hours | 101-0002 | Fr. Probus Perumalil C.M.I. & Fr. Sylvester Puthussery C.M.I. Fr. Aiden Kulathinal C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mutttah C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mathew Nedumparambil C.M.I., Fr. Liberius Ozhukathanam C.M.I. & Fr. Henry Suso Padiyara C.M.I. |
3 | 4b | Iśo māran m'śihā [Lord Jesus Christ] | 2:51 | Liturgy of the Hours | 101-0003 | Incipit: Fr. Alexander Koolipurackal C.M.I. |
4 | 4c | Mārya kolhōn hāwbai [Lord, all my faults] | 1:41 | Liturgy of the Hours | 101-0080 | Incipit: Fr. Probus Perumalil C.M.I. & Fr. Alexander Koolipurackal C.M.I. Fr. Aiden Kulathinal C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mutttah C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mathew Nedumparambil C.M.I., Fr. Liberius Ozhukathanam C.M.I. & Fr. Henry Suso Padiyara C.M.I. |
5 | 4d | B'endān saprā [In the morning] | 2:04 | Liturgy of the Hours | 101-0005 | Incipit: Fr. Probus Perumalil C.M.I. & Fr. Alexander Koolipurackal C.M.I. Fr. Aiden Kulathinal C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mutttah C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mathew Nedumparambil C.M.I., Fr. Liberius Ozhukathanam C.M.I. & Fr. Henry Suso Padiyara C.M.I. |
6 | 4e | Esthappānōs [St. Stephen] | 1:14 | Liturgy of the Hours | 101-0006 | Incipit: Fr. James Aerthayil C.M.I. & Fr. Sylvester Puthussery C.M.I. |
7 | 4f | Brīk hannānā¯ [Blessed is the merciful one] | 1:10 | Liturgy of the Hours | 101-0007 | Fr. Probus Perumalil C.M.I. & Fr. Alexander Koolipurackal C.M.I. Fr. Aiden Kulathinal C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mutttah C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mathew Nedumparambil C.M.I., Fr. Liberius Ozhukathanam C.M.I. & Fr. Henry Suso Padiyara C.M.I. |
8 | 4f | Etpan al slōţā [Turn to the prayer] | 1:18 | Liturgy of the Hours | 101-0008 | Fr. Probus Perumalil C.M.I. & Fr. Alexander Koolipurackal C.M.I. Fr. Aiden Kulathinal C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mutttah C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mathew Nedumparambil C.M.I., Fr. Liberius Ozhukathanam C.M.I. & Fr. Henry Suso Padiyara C.M.I. |
9 | 4g | Tāw n'yaqar [Come, let us honor] | 1:33 | Liturgy of the Hours | 101-0009 | Fr. Probus Perumalil C.M.I. Fr. Aiden Kulathinal C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mutttah C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mathew Nedumparambil C.M.I., Fr. Liberius Ozhukathanam C.M.I. & Fr. Henry Suso Padiyara C.M.I. |
10 | 4h | Slīwā dahwā lan [The Cross that became for us] | 1:32 | Raza | 101-0010 | Fr. John Kachiramattom C.M.I., Lonappan Arackal & The Syriac choir of St. John's Church, Konthuruthy, Ernakulam. Harmonium: Joseph M. Olikkal. Triangle: Lonappan Arackal. Drum: Laiju Chacko Kalathiveettil |
11 | 4i | O dezdamman īnja [O you who are invited] | 1:32 | Raza | 101-0011 | Fr. Abel Periyappuram C.M.I. & Lonappan Arackal. Triangle: Lonappan Arackal |
12 | 4j | K'ţāwā rambā [The great book] | 1:28 | Raza | 101-0012 | Fr. Probus Perumalil C.M.I. & Fr. Sylvester Puthussery C.M.I. Fr. Aiden Kulathinal C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mutttah C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mathew Nedumparambil C.M.I., Fr. Liberius Ozhukathanam C.M.I. & Fr. Henry Suso Padiyara C.M.I. |
13 | 4k | Ślām lēk maryam [Hail Mary] | 2:51 | Raza | 101-0013 | Fr. Probus Perumalil C.M.I. Fr. Aiden Kulathinal C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mutttah C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mathew Nedumparambil C.M.I., Fr. Liberius Ozhukathanam C.M.I. & Fr. Henry Suso Padiyara C.M.I. |
14 | 4l | Qambel māran [Accept, O Lord] | 4:52 | Services for the Dead | 101-0014 | Fr. Abel Periyappuram C.M.I. (celebrant) |
15 | 4m | Lā tekre lāk [Do not be sorry] | 2:00 | Services for the Dead | 101-0015 | Fr. Probus Perumalil C.M.I. & Fr. Alexander Koolipurackal C.M.I. Fr. Aiden Kulathinal C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mutttah C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mathew Nedumparambil C.M.I., Fr. Liberius Ozhukathanam C.M.I. & Fr. Henry Suso Padiyara C.M.I. |
16 | 4n | Laikā ēzal min ruhāk [Where flee from your Spirit?] | 2:15 | Services for the Dead | 101-0016 | Incipit: Fr. James Aerthayil C.M.I. & Fr. Alexander Koolipurackal C.M.I. |
17 | 4o | B'had min yawmīn [On one of the days] | 1:22 | Services for the Dead | 101-0017 | Fr. Probus Perumalil C.M.I. (celebrant) Fr. Aiden Kulathinal C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mutttah C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mathew Nedumparambil C.M.I., Fr. Liberius Ozhukathanam C.M.I. & Fr. Henry Suso Padiyara C.M.I. |
18 | 4p | Ēttā pū, lēk [Farewell, O church] | 2:19 | Services for the Dead | 101-0018 | Fr. Probus Perumalil C.M.I. Fr. Aiden Kulathinal C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mutttah C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mathew Nedumparambil C.M.I., Fr. Liberius Ozhukathanam C.M.I. & Fr. Henry Suso Padiyara C.M.I. |
19 | 4q | Quryēlaisōn [Lord, have mercy] | 4:40 | Syriac Translation of Latin Chants | 101-0019 | Paily Vathappallil (lead singer), Joseph Pathiamoola & The Syriac choir of St.Mary's Forane Church, Pallippuram, Cherthala. Violin: Ouseph Vathappallil. Harmonium: Paily Vathappallil. Triangle: Joy Paul Vathappallil. Drum: Jose Paul Vathappallil. |
20 | 4r | Hā qes slīwā [Behold the wood of the Cross] | 2:02 | Syriac Translation of Latin Chants | 101-0030 | Fr. Augustus Thekkanath C.M.I. (celebrant) & Lonappan Arackal (deacon). Triangle: Lonappan Arackal |
21 | 4s | Śanbah leśān [Praise, my tongue] | 1:51 | Syriac Translation of Latin Chants | 101-0021 | The Syriac Choir of St.John's Church, Konthuruthy, Ernakulam |
22 | 4t | Kollan daśnē [Let us all offer; Syriac of `Pange lingua' by St. Thomas Aquinas] | 3:17 | Syriac Translation of Latin Chants | 101-0022 | Fr. Probus Perumalil C.M.I. (celebrant) & The Syriac choir of St. John's Church, Konthuruthy, Ernakulam Fr. Aiden Kulathinal C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mutttah C.M.I., Fr. Joseph Mathew Nedumparambil C.M.I., Fr. Liberius Ozhukathanam C.M.I. & Fr. Henry Suso Padiyara C.M.I. |
23 | 4u | Tā lāk ruhā [Come O Spirit] | 2:46 | Syriac Translation of Latin Chants | 101-0023 | Fr. James Aerthayil C.M.I. & Fr. Alexander Koolipurackal C.M.I. |
24 | 4v | Ślām lēk [Hail to you Mary] | 1:53 | Syriac Translation of Latin Chants | 101-0013 | Fr. Alexander Koolipurackal C.M.I., Fr. Augustus Thekkanath C.M.I. & The Syriac choir of St. John's Church, Konthuruthy, Ernakulam |
25 | 4w | Bar maryam [Son of Mary] | 2:58 | Chants for Special Occasions | 101-0025 | Dr.Jacob Velliyan, Sr.Dennis Velliyan, Dennis Vattamthotty & The Syriac choir of St. John's Church, Konthuruthy, Ernakulam |
26 | 4x | Lāk mār yāwsep [You, St. Joseph] | 2:02 | Chants for Special Occasions | 101-0026 | The Syriac choir of St.Mary's Forane Church, Pallippuram, Cherthala |
27 | 4y | Śanbah l'māryā [Praise the Lord] | 1:52 | Chants for Special Occasions | 101-0027 | The Syriac choir of St.Mary's Forane Church, Pallippuram, Cherthala |
28 | 4z | Hadmin īrē [One from the angels] | 1:07 | Chants for Special Occasions | 101-0028 | The Syriac choir of St.Mary's Forane Church, Pallippuram, Cherthala |
29 | 4AA | B'éda d'yāwmān [On this festival day] | 2:18 | Chants for Special Occasions | 101-0029 | Joseph J. Palackal & The Syriac choir of St. John's Church, Konthuruthy, Ernakulam |
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