besides, the birthday song is under copyright, and you'll have to pay a big sum of money to perform it in public. I'm looking for birthday songs from around the world.
Anya
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Today is my sister's real birthday and W.A. Mozart's 252nd anniversary :).
I don't know about birthday songs around the world, since most countries just sing the usual happy birthday in their language. I know the Chinese, English, Malay and Indian versions because of my country's cultural diversity. We used to have music lessons in primary school which taught us all 4 versions...it's hilarious, come to think of it. Though I gave up trying to sing the Indian version long ago. LOL!
Ok, this is a popular song people (mostly children and youths, but the adults sing it too) in a church I used to visit sing whenever there's someone's birthday. I've had the privilege of accompanying little kids on the piano when they sang it ;)
Happy happy birthday (Lynnie? 2 syllables...sorry lol) dear,
Happy days will come to you all year!
If I had a wish then it would be,
A happy happy birthday to you from me!
and...
You have a birthday shout hooray,
We want to sing to you today,
One year older and wiser too,
Happy birthday, to you!
Now how do I give you the tunes...
And I found the Russian birthday song on youtube...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elyd9bLKqj8
More birthday songs of all sorts...
http://www.oddiooverplay.com/ears/birthday.html
Cool question!
jaquelyn
Sheriff John Birthday Song
Anonymous
No idea what other cultures sing on birthdays, but perhaps you could try singing the birthday song in a different langauge :D
Why not italian?
Bonne Fete A Toi
Bonne Fete A Toi
Bonne Fete A .......
Bonne Fete A Toi
Darlene W
Stevie Wonder's
"Happy Birthday to ya, Happy Birthday to ya, Happy Birthday" or there is also Sheriff John's
"Put another candle on the birthday cake, you're another year older today."
marci
Happy Birthday and here is a star from me too