Happy Birthday Songs in Spanish

by Spanish Mama | Oct 16, 2018 | Hispanic Culture, Latino Holidays, Other, Songs in Spanish

Inside: Different versions Happy Birthday songs in Spanish, on YouTube.

In English, the song Happy Birthday is a staple at any birthday celebration– and wherever you go, it will basically sound the same. In Spanish, however, there are different versions, and they vary by country as well.

Here in Peru, for example, you’d better be prepared if you’re the cumpleañero! You’ll be sung at least three different songs, including Happy Birthday in English, before you get to blow those candles out. Though you say feliz cumpleaños to directly wish someone a Happy Birthday in Spanish, the words get switched to cumpleaños feliz in most cases, to fit the cadence of the song.

I’ll share several ways to sing to someone on their birthday, and you can pick your favorite. I wish there were a good version with lyrics on YouTube to recommend for free, but the pickings are slim. If you have more suggestions, let me know in the comments below for sure.

If you are a classroom teacher, and would like to have quick, nice version with lyrics for your students to follow, you may want to look into this $5 version from Minute by Minute Spanish, which includes several regional options.

If you prefer just to sing without music, here are the lyrics to some simple versions:

Cumpleaños, feliz,
Cumpleaños, feliz,
Cumpleaños feliiiiz,
Cumpleaños feliz.

Cumpleaños feliz
Te deseamos a ti
Que los cumplas feliz
Cumpleaños feliz

Cumpleaños, feliz,
Cumpleaños, feliz,
Te deseamos todos,
Cumpleaños feliz.

Happy Birthday Songs in Spanish

Let’s get started on our tour of Feliz Cumpleaños songs in YouTube, with option for kids to adults!

1. Cumpleaños Feliz with Lyrics

*Update!!* An awesome reader just sent me this link, which actually does show the lyrics during the song. WIN!

Cumpleaños feliz,
Cumpleaños feliz,
Te deseamos todos,
Cumpleaños feliz.

2. Cumpleaños Feliz – Canción Infantil

This one has a nice audio of children singing, though the images are a bit outdated!

Cumpleaños feliz,
Te deseamos a ti,
Que los cumplas felices,
Cumpleaños feliz.

3. Happy Birthday – Spanish Version

A slower version, sung by adults. Here are the lyrics:

Cumpleaños feliz,
Te deseamos a ti,
Que los cumplas en tu día,
Que los cumplas feliz.

4. Cumpleaños Feliz en Español

The graphics and lyrics are great in this version, though the audio is a little hard to sing along to.

Cumpleaños feliz,
Cumpleaños feliz,
Te deseamos todos,
Cumpleaños feliz.

5. Las Mañanitas

Work in some beautiful, cultural music with Las Mañanitas, traditionally sung on birthdays in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking places.

And with lyrics:

See Cumpleaños Cards and Crowns Pack

6. Cumpleaños Feliz – Kids Songs

This one *does* show the lyrics, but unfortunately also show wine on the table! You may still want to use the audio, so here are the lyrics:

Cumpleaños feliz,
Cumpleaños feliz,
Te deseamos todos,
Cumpleaños feliz.

7. Festeja Tu Cumpleaños

Another version that sings Que los cumplas feliz, mixed in with an original version from Plim Plim.

8. Cumpleaños Feliz – Tambor Urbano

9. Feliz Cumpleaños

An original mix from Toobys. If you introducing vocabulary related to birthday, it includes words like pastel, globos, velitas, regalos, etc.

10. Rompe La Piñata – Dale, Dale, Dale

You could also include traditional songs that are sung for the piñata part of a birthday party.

And just for fun– a bonus video poking fun and how long it take to sing all the songs in most countries! Maybe not for class, but a funny watch:

Do you know of any good Happy Birthday songs in Spanish that I missed? Let me know in the comments!

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Things Bilingual Moms Do In Public

by Spanish Mama | Apr 24, 2018 | Bilingual Children, Other, Spanglish Living

Inside: Thing bilingual moms do.

Mothering is interesting. So full of sweet moments!.. and also full of moments in which we would clearly choose teleportation of the entire family as our superpower.

Sometimes I think my kids save up those “special moments” for the grocery store, the playground, or the dinner table at somebody else’s house. We react and handle things as best we can, hoping it’s the right thing to do.

And sometimes, multilingualism saves the day. What can I say? Being bilingual– especially when you live in a fairly monolingual place– does give us some extra options.

You can’t assume who speaks what around you, but it’s confession time. Here are five things I’ve actually done as a bilingual mom. Dads probably do them too.

1. Make dire threats in the minority language.

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Er… I mean, redirect. Some moms have to rely on that look; we can straight up say what we need to say in that grocery store line.

2. Bribe our children in the minority language.

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Bribery is universally frowned upon in the parenting world, even though I’m pretty sure everybody does it. The good thing is we can get away with it. Everybody around thinks we just repeated ourselves in a firm voice, and it magically worked. I’ll take it!

3. Redirect our kids in the majority language (for the benefit of other nearby parents).

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Here’s a time to break out of the minority language: when your kids clearly need redirection, and you need all the other parents around to know you’re on it.

“Honey, let that little girl have a turn too,” exchange a smile with the mom across the playground, and you’re good to go.

4. Breathe a sigh of relief when our children say something rude(after realizing nobody understood it).

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Children say what they think: it’s a fact of life. It can also be horribly embarrassing. When my son once remarked that a nearby man looked like a wolf, I just prayed that the gentleman was monolingual and took the chance to quietly explain why he has to be careful saying things like that. The fact that is was said in English (and hopefully not understood) helped me play it cool and make the most of that teachable moment.

5. Translate the positive…

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My three-year-old speaks whatever language she wants, in the moment. Did she just say something polite and adorable? Well, allow me to translate that for you.

…and lie about the negative.

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“OH MY GOSH you CANNOT say that out loud.”
“He loves it. Thank you sooo much.”
Don’t judge me but yes, yes, yes I’ve done this one.

6. Say sappy things to our kids without embarrassing them.

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Kids too embarrassed to show affection in front of their friends? No problem if they’re bilingual. You can sneak in all the mushy-gushy things you want as you drop them off at school. And maybe you’ll get that “love you mom” back, even when they’re “too old” to say it.

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I love being a Spanglish family. Of course, Spanish and English are widely spoken languages, and I should probably get going on a third, more obscure language, if I want to use of these “strategies” more effectively. #goals

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