VALDERI, VALDERA

The song words are adapted from the original, by the Secular Franciscan National Center in Manila, and found in their booklet : "Novena to St. Francis of Assisi"

I go on my Fran-ci-scan way
On life's long beat-en track
I love to sing a hap-py song
No knap-sack on my back.
Val-de-ri, val-de-ra, val-de-ri
Val-de-ra -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha, Val-de-ri, val-de-ra,
No knap-sack on my back.

I smile and wave to all I meet
And they smile back at me
And brown birds sing a mer-ry tune
From e-very bam-boo tree.
Val-de-ri, val-de-ra, val-de-ri
Val-de-ra -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha, Val-de-ri, val-de-ra,
From e-very bam-boo tree.

I go on my Fran-cis-can way un-til the day I die
I hope to sing this hap-py tune
Be-neath God's clear blue sky.
Val-de-ri, val-de-ra, val-de-ri
Val-de-ra -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha, Val-de-ri, val-de-ra,
Be-neath God's clear blue sky.

We love to sing this hap-py tune
For you be-lov-ed friends.
We'-ll pray for you with all our hearts
That you'-ll be always glad.
Val-de-ri, val-de-ra, val-de-ri
Val-de-ra -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha, Val-de-ri, val-de-ra,
That you'-ll be always glad.