In honor of Adam's birthday on the 31st and Kelly's on the 1st, I am posting the lyrics to Nicaragua's version of Happy Birthday...I would say to imagine me singing it, but maybe you should imagine Enrique Iglesias or Shakira (aka someone with a better voice that doesn't trip over multi-syllable Spanish words) instead. :)
Las Mañanitas Lyrics:
Estas son las mañanitas, que cantaba el Rey David,
Hoy por ser día de tu santo, te las cantamos a ti,
Despierta, mi bien, despierta, mira que ya amaneció,
Ya los pajarillos cantan, la luna ya se metió.
Que linda está la mañana en que vengo a saludarte,
Venimos todos con gusto y placer a felicitarte,
Ya viene amaneciendo, ya la luz del día nos dio,
Levántate de mañana, mira que ya amaneció.
Translation:
This is the morning song that King David sang
Because today is your saint's day we're singing it for you
Wake up, my dear, wake up, look it is already dawn
The birds are already singing and the moon has set
How lovely is the morning in which I come to greet you
We all came with joy and pleasure to congratulate you
The morning is coming now, the sun is giving us its light
Get up in the morning, look it is already dawn.
A little more poetic than Happy Birthday, eh?
This, however, is followed by:
Ya queremos torta… ya queremos torta… aunque sea un cubilete (o champurrada) pero queremos comer!
Which basically means: And now we want cake...even though we've had something to drink, we want something to eat! (Perhaps our cultures aren't that different...)
Love you guys! Happy birthday!
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