The Happy Wanderer

“I love to go a-wandering
Along the mountain track
And as I go, I love to sing
My knapsack on my back

Chorus
Val-deri, val-dera
Val-deri, val-dera,
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Ha
Val-dera
My knapsack on my back

I love to wander by the stream
That dances in the sun
So joyously it calls to me
Come join my happy song

Val-eri, val-dera
Val-deri, val-dera
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Ha
Val-era
Come join my happy song

I wave my hat to all I meet
And They wave back to me
And blackbirds call so loud and sweet
From ev'ry green wood tree

Val-deri, val-dera
Val-deri, val-dera
Val-deri, val-dera

Oh, may I go a-wandering
Until the day I die
Oh, may I always laugh and sing
Beneath God's clear blue sky

Val-eri, val-dera
Val-eri, val-dera
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Ha
val-dera
Beneath the clear blue sky

Beneath the clear blue sky.”

;DOp u jus made me remb my childhood.dt use to be my best marching song.den we will shout eliza after every valderi den adanma after every valdera good old days

Good old days. That's our match past song.

Oh my home,Oh my home
When shall i see my home . . .

We used to sing that song when I was a kid in Germany

elisabet51: We used to sing that song when I was a kid in Germany

Yes, had it's roots in Deutschland:

[b]The Obernkirchen Children's Choir, from Obernkirchen in North Germany, where it is known as Schaumburger Marchensanger, was founded in 1949 by Edith Moller. In 1953 BBC Radio aired the choir's winning performance, performing "The Happy Wanderer" at Llangollen International Eisteddfod, an annual arts festival in North Wales. The event was witnessed by the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas who described the girls as "Pigtailed Angels" and the broadcast turned the cheerful song into the great sing-along of the year. It was the best-selling sheet music in 1954 in the UK.

The then unknown German Folk song was actually an original song written by Edith Moller's brother Friedrich-Wilhelm Moller, for the competition.
The original German title was "Mein Vater war ein Wandersmann." The English lyrics were written by Antonia Rudge and it became a staple of many a scouting jamboree.
The song made the choir an international phenomenon and they were invited to sing all round the world including appearing twice on The Ed Sullivan Show. The choir was also featured in a 1955 German musical comedy film named after the song. (thanks, Edward Pearce - Ashford, Kent, England, for all above)[/b]

Happy childhood memories - I even sing that song to my daughter

"Val-deri, val-dera..."

Prof, U just made my day with this song. Waoh, childhood days, Sweet days.

memories

Choi! kpako childhood no be here o! Op...I hope this 'Val-deri, val-dera' is correct o! Cos we learnt ours as 'By the riii, by the raa'... I admit our version looks silly now but I hope I will not be jumping from frying pan to fire in adopting yours o! Ehen.

Aww sweet childhood.

AskProf:


http://www.scoutsongs.com/lyrics/happywanderer.html

Thanks Prof...my knowledge is now updated on the matter

It became one of our major songs in our ROTARY SONG BOOK.love that line so much.My knapsack on my back.had one on my back the last time i visited my Farm...ROTARY CLUB MEMBER FOR LIFE.

kenny987:


Thanks Prof...my knowledge is now updated on the matter

Also, http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=7983