How to Sing Happy Birthday in Spanish

Little did Kentuckian sisters Mildred J. Hill and Patty Smith Hill know that their song “Good Morning to You” would become the most sung song in the English language after the lyrics evolved into “Happy Birthday to You.” The sisters wrote the original lyrics and tune in 1893 for preschoolers. Some time in the early 20th Century the lyrics we know today came into play. The song is sung all over the world and has been adapted into many languages. Spanish is one of the most widely sung.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. The Spanish lyrics to “Happy Birthday” are much easier to remember than their English counterpart because there are fewer of them. The same line is repeated four times, of course sung to the tune of “Happy Birthday.”

2. Sing "Happy Birthday" in English first to get everyone warmed up.

3. For the second round of "Happy Birthday," go for the Spanish. Repeat the same line four times to the tune of "Happy Birthday."
   
   ¡Feliz cumpleaños a tí!
   ¡Feliz cumpleaños a tí!
   ¡Feliz cumpleaños a ti!
   ¡Feliz cumpleaños a tí!

Tips & Warnings

• ¡Salud!, which means “to your health,” roughly translated, is the cheer to give after singing “Feliz Cumpleaños.”

Resources

• The melody of Happy Birthday

[PreteenMovier]

on 5/3/2008 Not true lyrics! It's actually:

Cumpleaños feliz
Cumpleaños feliz
¡Feliz cumpleaños querida Sally
Cumpleaños feliz