A Mexican ‘trio’ on one of my birthday parties in MexicoĮl día en que tú naciste, nacieron todas las flores.Īll flowers were born on the day that you were born. We come with happiness and pleasure to congratulate you. Venimos todos con gusto y placer a felicitarte. How beautiful is this morning on which I come to greet you. Qué linda está la mañana en que vengo a saludarte. The birds are singing? Every time I eat birthday cake and sing this song, it’s about 9 or 10 o’clock in the evening. Ya los pajaritos cantan, la luna ya se metió. Or in case of translation ‘look the dawn has broken’: Yes, it’s time to wake up! They were just waiting for him/her to blow out the candles and push their face in the cake. What did dawn bring? Presents please – but I didn’t see anyone with a present standing behind the birthday boy/girl. Wake up my dear, wake up, see what dawn has brought/look the dawn has broken. We are singing here because today is your saint’s day.ĭespierta mi bien despierta, mira que ya amaneció. Hoy por ser día de tu santo te las cantamos aquí. King David?! I never saw him before on Dutch birthdays… These are the dawns that King David sang about. I also included my first reactions to the meaning of the song:Įstas son las mañanitas que cantaba el rey David. The translation, if possible to culturally and linguistically translate all, is written below. There are various versions of las mañanitas, so I’ll choose the one that I have heard a lot ( Las mañanitas del rey David). Some family members want to finish it, and others look hungry at the pastel de cumpleaños (the cake). Often people go halfway, which always causes funny situations. I have to be honest with you and tell you that the Mexican mañanitas aren’t always fully sung. A typical Dutch birthday song lasts about… 30 seconds ( Lang zal hij/zij leven, for example) – yes, I just sang that out loud and timed it! Never had I witnessed a birthday song of about 3-4 minutes. But what suprised me most when I first got here was the traditional Mexican birthday song: Las mañanitas.
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But I’ve got to tell you: In case of Mexican birthdays, often clichés are true! They know how to fiesta! Tequila, piñatas and a lot of cake. There are all kinds of prejudices and stereotypes.
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