spanish happy birthday lyrics ...

Below, you'll find spanish happy birthday lyrics - which are sung along to the same tune as the ever-popular "Happy Birthday To You".

Actually, "Happy Birthday To You" has not been around for that long considering how quickly it has spread from country to country.

Round about 1893, two sisters - Mildred Hill and Dr Patty Hill - together wrote a song entitled "Good Morning To You All".

Some years later - in 1924 - Robert H Coleman of the United States, wrote and published a second verse, using the sisters´ tune without their permission. This was the familiar "Happy Birthday To You".

Mr Coleman´s second verse became popular. Eventually, the sisters´ original first verse and title disappeared, and their song is now known as "Happy Birthday To You".

The song spread from the United States to Western Europe round about the 1920s-1930s.

Over recent years, it has become increasingly popular in Spain, tending to replace more traditional methods of celebration.

The Spanish use an approximate translation of the English words which fit in with the same tune.

So, here you have the Spanish version:

spanish happy birthday lyrics

Cumpleaños Feliz,
Cumpleaños Feliz,
Te deseamos todos,
Cumpleaños Feliz.

traditional spanish happy birthday lyrics

Although the above song is gradually becoming the more accepted song for singing at birthdays in Spain, the Spanish do have a song of their own which has traditionally been sung at birthdays and is still very much in use to-day.

Here it is, followed by an English translation.

Feliz, feliz en tu día,
Amiguito(a) qué Dios te bendiga,
Y qué reine la paz en tu día,
Y qué cumplas muchos más.

Happy, happy on your day,
Friend, may God bless you,
May peace reign on your day,
And may you have/complete many more (birthdays, years).

traditions before spanish happy birthday lyrics

At present, there's a gradual switch in Spain away from celebrating the Catholic Saint´s day or name day in favor of celebrating the day on which a person was born.

Each saint has his/her own special day in the calendar and, on that day, children named after the saint celebrate and receive presents/cards.

In olden days, children in traditional Catholic families would be named after the saint on whose day they were born.

Later, children were given a saint´s name as a first or middle name so that the child could have a saint´s day.

Although celebrating the birthday has increased in popularity, the Catholic tradition of recognizing the saint´s day is still very strong.

With the Spanish love of fiestas and parties, what tends to happen is that there are now two reasons for partying instead of just one - the birthday and the saint´s day!

Anyway, you now have two sets of spanish happy birthday lyrics - you´ll be able to join in the singing at any birthday parties you attend whilst in Spain!

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