by Jane Francesca Agnes Wilde (1821 - 1896)
A Charm for Safety
Language: English
Pluck ten blades of yarrow. Keep nine, and cast the tenth away for tithe to the spirits. Put the nine in your stocking, under the heel of the right foot, when going a journey. And so, the Evil One will have no power over you.
Text Authorship:
- by Jane Francesca Agnes Wilde (1821 - 1896) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gilda Lyons (b. 1975), "A Charm for Safety", first performed 2006 [ voice and viola ], from Charms and Blessings, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-10-06
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