05 November, 2012

Happy Birthday, Dad

This post is in honor of the first birthday of my Dad's retirement (which last I knew meant working three jobs instead of one). 

It is a demonstration of how the "Happy Birthday" song makes its way around the world. 

A Colombian take: 

Que los cumpla feliz,
que los vuelva a cumplir,
que los siga cumpliendo,
Hasta el año 3000.

May the spirit be gay
This and every birthday
That we hope you will celebrate
until we reach Y3K!

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A German take: 

Häppi Börsdei tuu Juu
Marmelade im Schuh
Aprikose in der Hose
Häppi Börsdei tuu Juu!!!

Happy birthday to you
There is jelly in your shoe
There are peaches in your britches
Happy birthday to you!!!

1 comment:

Sidebartista said...

This one I learned recently from my four year-old niece:

Happy Birthday to you,
Squashed tomatoes and stew,
Bread and butter in the gutter,
Happy Birthday to you.

(What a waste of bread and butter!)