Loris
(sings):
It's
true! It's true! The Church has made it clear,
The
Der'ni must be pursued through the years.
Statutes
were made two centuries past at Ramos,
For
controlling Deryni, the race infamous.
And
made Camber no saint but a heretic, in Valoret.
The
Merasha will make them dread our prickers,
including
those few we recruit as sniffers.
The
Deryni may no longer join the Priesthood,
in
Valoret.
Chorus
of Monks:
Valoret! Valoret!
Loris:
Some people think we're too severe, But in Valoret...
Monks:
Valoret!
Loris:
The
Church needs must be feared!
No
Deryni may hold a noble title,
Or
keep his lands when human peers have none,
Indeed
by God's good grace,
There's
no less congenial place
For
Deryni priests and monks or nuns
Than
here in Valoret!
Gorony
(Speaks):
I
almost wish more Deryni would try to get ordained, Your Excellency. It's so
much fun when we catch a live one!
Loris:
Oh
yes, Gorony! And the chance to make an example of them by burning them!
(Sings)
Valoret!
Monks:
Valoret!
Loris:
The King protests our ancient laws, but in Valoret
Monks:
Valoret!
Loris:
We
let no statute be unclawed!
No
Deryni may teach another about magic,
Or
else they court a death they view as tragic.
Indeed
by God's good grace,
There's
no less congenial place,
For
Deryni, that hell-spawned race,
Loris
and Monks: Than here in
Valoret!
