by Jane Francesca Agnes Wilde (1821 - 1896)
A Blessing
Language: English
O aged old woman of the grey locks, may eight hundred blessings twelve times over be on thee! Mayest thou be free from desolation, O woman of the aged frame! And may many tears fall on thy grave.
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 Blessing" [ bass and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gilda Lyons (b. 1975), "A Blessing", first performed 2006 [ voice and viola ], from Charms and Blessings, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-10-06
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Word count: 38