Fairy Calling Song (Come in the Stillness)

DESCRIPTION: "Come in the stillness, Come in the night; Come soon, And bring delight. Beckoning, beckoning, Left-handed and right; Come now, Ah, come tonight!" A song said to call fairies, in moonlight at a certain time of year
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1973 (Simpson)
KEYWORDS: nonballad magic
FOUND IN: Britain(England(South))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Jacqueline Simpson, _The Folklore of Sussex_, B. T. Batsford, 1973, p. 59, "(Come in the stillness") (1 short text)
File: JSi059

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