"Happybirthdaytoyou."
"Happybirthdaytoyou."
"HappybirthdaydearSomeone."
"Happybirthdaytoyou."
Traditionalvariations:
Itistraditional,amongEnglish-speakers,thatatabirthdayparty,thesongHappyBirthdaytoYoubesungtothebirthdaypersonbytheotherguestscelebratingthebirthday.Morespecifically,thebirthdaypersonistraditionallypresentedwithabirthdaycakewithlitcandles,withthenumberofcandlessometimescorrespondingtotheageoftheperson.Afterthesongissung(usuallyjustonce),partyguestssometimesaddwisheslikeandmanymore!expressingthehopethatthebirthdaypersonwillenjoyalonglife.Thebirthdaypersonmaybeaskedtomakeawish(Makeawish!)whichheorshedoessilentlyandthenissupposedtoblowoutthecandles.Traditionally,blowingoutofthecandlesisbelieved(orisconsideredalightheartedsuperstition)toensurethatthewishwillcometrue.Oncethecandleshavebeenblownout,peoplemayapplaud,afterwhichthecakemaybeserved,oftenwiththefirstpiecebeingservedtothepersonwhosebirthdayitis.
InAustralia,theUnitedKingdom,NewZealandandIreland,immediatelyafterHappyBirthdayhasbeensung,itistraditionalforoneofthegueststoenthusiasticallyleadwithHiphipandthenforalloftheothergueststojoininandsayhooray!Thisisnormallyrepeatedthreetimes.InCanada,especiallyatyoungchildren'sbirthdays,immediatelyafterHappyBirthdayhasbeensung,thesingerssegueintoHowoldareyounow?Howoldareyounow?Howoldareyounow-ow,howoldareyounow?andthencountup:Areyouone?Areyoutwo?Areyouuntiltheyreachtherightage,atwhichthecelebrantsaysyes,andeverybodyelse,whopresumablyknowtherightnumber,allcheer.
Historyofthesong:
OnJune27,1859,teacherMildredHillwasborn.Youmaynotknowhernamebutyouwillalmostcertainlyhavesungthesongshehelpedwrite.Hillwastheco-composerofHappyBirthdayToYou,originallycalledGoodMorningToAll,whichisthesongmillionsofpeoplesingaroundacandlelitcake.Itwasfirstpublishedinasongbook90yearsago,onMarch4.Althoughby1924thefamousmelodyhadbeensunginAmericanprimaryschoolsfornearlythreedecades,thepublicationwastotriggeralmostacenturyoflegalwranglingswhichwouldresultinHappyBirthdayToYoubeingoneofthemostlucrativesongsofalltime.
TosingHappyBirthdayinarestaurant,ataconcertorpublicplace,royaltieshadtobepaid.Themostrecentexceptiontotherule,itwouldseem,isifyousingitonMars-asCuriosityRoverdidtothesurfaceoftheplanetlastAugust,ayearafteritlanded.
Thefamiliarsix-notetuneandoriginalsimilar,butimportantlynotbirthday-related,lyricsweretheworkoftwosisters,MildredandPattyHill,whocomposedGoodMorningToAllin1893singtotheirpupilseveryday.TheHill'slyricswishedlistenersa'goodmorning'where'happybirthday'wouldlaterappear,andinthisformatthesongmadeitswayaroundKentuckykindergartensandprimaryschoolsinthelate19thcentury.
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