Cumpleaños feliz (Happy Birthday)
The Cumpleaños feliz or Que los cumplas feliz is a Birthday song, that is traditionally sung in major parts of the Western countries of the world on the birthday of a person..
The spanish birthday songs exists in the following versions, depending on the geographic origin:
Hispanoamérica:
Que los cumplas feliz
que los cumplas feliz
que los cumplas ["pepe"]
que los cumplas feliz.
España:
Cumpleaños feliz
cumpleaños feliz
te deseamos [todos/"pepe"]
cumpleaños feliz.
Venezuela:
Cumpleaños feliz
te deseamos a ti
cumpleaños [todos/"pepe"]
cumpleaños feliz.
Chile:
Cumpleaños feliz
te deseamos a tí
cumpleaños ["nombre del agasajado/a"]
que los cumplas feliz.
The original melody of this spanish Birthday song can be taken from age old english song, “Happy Birthday to you” that was written by the American sisters Patty and Mildred Hill in 1893 when they were teaching at a school in Louisville, Kentucky.
The song was legally registered in 1935, eleven years before the death of Patty. But, since 1998 the copyright of the song is with a subsidiary company of Time Warner’s company and with the patent due to expire in 2030.
“Happy Birthday to you” is not only incorporated in birthday greeting cards but also available as music cds along with other Birthday songs. It is traditionally sung on every birthday irrespective of age, caste and status. Usually harmonic with the birthday cake, this birthday greeting livens up the air of the party.
So enjoy your near and dear one’s Birthday by sending them these special Birthday Cards in Spanish and see their faces glow with real joy …
Labels: Happy Birthday Note
