There are various accounts of how “Good Morning to All” morphed into “Happy Birthday to You.” According to the one published on the Songwriters Hall of Fame website, in March 1924, the sisters’ song appeared without authorization in a songbook edited by Robert H. The sisters copyrighted their song in October 1893. Patty wrote the lyrics to “Good Morning to All” while serving as the principal of a kindergarten in Louisville, Ky., where Mildred was a teacher. The song was written by two sisters, Mildred and Patty Smith Hill. The song was then titled “Good Morning to All,” with the same melody we all know today. “Happy Birthday to You” was first published in 1893 in a book titled Song Stories for the Kindergarten. Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México.'Happy Birthday to You' Is One Step Closer to Being in the Public Domain

^ Miles le cantan las Mañanitas a la Virgen de Guadalupe en Ponce.

(14 to 20 December 2016) Ponce, Puerto Rico.

^ a b Latente la Tradicion: Multitud Madruga para Venerar en Ponce la Virgen de Guadalupe.

^ Vuelven a Ponce las Fiestas Patronales.

Spanish lyrics, sound clip and English translation provided by La Familia Peña-Govea.

^ a b c Las Mañanitas: Traditional Spanish Song Lyrics with English Translation.

Archived 10 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine John Rieping. The concert was later released as an album mastered by Lorenzo Antonio. and Christian Sanchez as a rendition alongside the English-language Happy Birthday to You. During the concert setlist, it was recorded by Al Hurricane Jr. One such example was during a live performance for Al Hurricane's 75th birthday. In the US State of New Mexico, Las Mañanitas is sometimes sung as an honorary song during birthday celebrations, for both men and women. The song is usually set in the key of A major at a 3Ĥ time signature at the first 2 stanzas with tempos between 90-100 beats per minute, then shifts to a 6Ĩ time signature for the rest of the song.Įvery year, on the eve of 12 December, mañanitas are sung to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe by Mexico's most famous and popular artists in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Also in some regions, hoy por ser tu cumpleaños is sung instead of hoy por ser día de tu santo. Years ago, it was common to give a child the name of the patron saint that corresponded to the day the child was born. to the pretty girls we sing them here' instead of hoy por ser día de tu Santo te las cantamos aqui.

a las muchachas bonitas se las cantamos aquí', or, in English, '. In some regions, the second line of the first stanza is sometimes sung '.

Single syllable names are stretched through the two original notes, and longer or compound names are often elided to fit the music, such as Guadalupe or 'José Alberto', which in Spanish would be sung 'Josealberto', creating a diphthong in the second syllable.

Despierta, Jacob, despierta, mira que ya amaneció. Often if being sung instead of played from a recording, 'mi bien' ('my dear') is replaced with the name of the person being celebrated, e.g.

Traditional happy birthday song lyrics