The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

VERSE IN CONJURATION

IN THE ITALIAN RITUAL OF REMOVING THE EVIL EYE, A SET OF
VERSES IS SAID, AS FOLLOWS:
IN ITALIAN:
OCCHI E MALOCCHI
CORNICELLI A L'OCCHI
SQUATA LE INVIOIA
E CREPA IL MALOCCIA.

Submitter comment: MY GRANDMOTHER SAID THESE WORDS OVER ME WHEN SHE WAS
REMOVING THE EVIL EYE WHICH SHE SAID WAS CAUSING A
CRYING FIT I HAD WHEN I WAS A YEAR OLD.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: NOT GIVEN