Notes

Bilingual singing of Qambel Maran.

The idea of singing the same chant in its original Syriac text and its Malayalam translation came up during my interview with the Major Archbishop, George Cardinal Alencherry, the head of the Syro Malabar Church (see Aramaic Project 60 ). The Major Archbishop was very enthusiastic about the idea. On my part, this was the first attempt to put the idea into practice. The occasion was the celebration of the Office for the Dead, following the memorial mass for the first anniversary of my cousin, Fr. Thomas Palackal, and 176th anniversary of my collateral ancestor, the saintly Palackal Thoma Malpan. The congregation consisted mainly of the Palackal family who live in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Canada. For that reason, I felt comfortable in doing this experiment. The adults had the Malayalam translation in front of them, while I sang the Syriac text, and therefore, did not feel disconnected from the spirit of the prayer. The youngsters, however, could not follow the meaning because they did not know Malayalam. One of them told me after the service that he liked the prayerful mood created by the melody. It remains to be seen if other priests would be willing to do such experiments, and if the laity would feel comfortable. If they do, that will lead to a positive conversation about the Syriac heritage of the Syro Malabar Church.

• AP 4 - Awūn d'waśmayyā [Our Father in heaven]-Track 01- from Qambel Maran
• Also available segment videos AP 4 - list
• AP 11-7 - "Qambel Maran" Fr. Abel, CMI sings syriac chants
• AP 15e - Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt speaks about Joseph Palackal and his CD "Qambel Maran"
• AP 24 - Marianne Thaila in conversation with Dr. Joseph J. Palackal.
• AP 62ff - Melody of “qambel Maran”
• AP 140c - Melody of Qambel Maran (Fr. George Plathottam)
• AP 239(228) - Qambel Maran, കമ്പെൽ മാറൻ: Syriac Chant by Fr. Paul Kodamullil
• AP 248(237) - QAMBEL MARAN By Fr. CYRIL THAYYIL at the tomb of Mar Joseph Kariattil on 9.9.21
• AP 284 - Qambel Maran - A musical study. Webinar organized by MarThoma Marggam.
• AP 332 - Bilingual Chant QAMBEL MARAN at the tomb of Saintly Palackal Thoma Malpan