THE VILLAGE OF ST. BERNADETTE
(Eula Parker)


Le Village De Sainte Bernadette- Jacqueline Boyer 1960
Het Dorpje Van St. Bernadette- Marty 1971

As sung by
Andy Williams - 1959


I've travelled far, the land and the sea
Beautiful places I happened to be
One little town I'll never forget
Is Lourdes, the village of St. Bernadette

Ave, ave, ave Ma-ri-a
Ave, ave, ave Ma-ri-i-ia

There, like a dream, this wonderful night
I gazed at the grotto aglow in the light
A feeling divine swept over me there
I fell to my knees as I whispered the prayer

Ave, ave, ave Ma-ri-a
Ave, ave, ave Ma-ri-i-ia

Now I am home, I'm happy to be
Telling of places I've travelled to see
One little town I'll never forget
Is Lourdes, the village of St. Bernadette

Ave, ave, ave Ma-ri-a
Ave, ave, ave Ma-ri-i-ia

Ave, ave, ave Ma-ri-a
Ave, ave, ave Ma-ri-a


(Contributed/Transcribed by Bill Huntley - September 2005)

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as sung by Vera Lynn 1980:

I've traveled far, the land and the sea
Beautiful places I happened to be
One little town I'll never forget
Is Lourdes, the village of St. Bernadette


Ave, ave, ave Maria
Ave, ave, ave Maria


Down to the grotto I followed in song
Pilgrims all dreary from journeys so long
Rich and the poor, the strong and the lame
Thousands all praising the sweet lady's name


Ave, ave, ave Maria
Ave, ave, ave Maria


Now I am home, I'm happy to be
Telling of places I've traveled to see
One little town I'll never forget
Is Lourdes, the village of St. Bernadette


Ave, ave, ave Maria
Ave, ave, ave Maria


(Contributed by Nico Coetzee - July 2012)