List of birthday songs

This list of birthday songs contains songs which are the equivalent of Happy Birthday To You, sung around the globe on birthday occasions.

Based on the tune: Good Morning To All

These are translations or variations sung to the tune that is commonly associated with the English language lyrics "Happy Birthday To You".

•  Albania: "Shume urime per ty"
• Arabic countries: "سنة حلوة يا جميل" (Sana helwa ya gameel)^[1]
•  Argentina and  Uruguay: "Que los cumplas feliz"^[2]
  • "El payaso Plin-Plin" (children song with the same melody)
•  Armenia: "Tsnundd shnorhavor" "Ծնունդդ շնորհավոր"^[3]
•  Brazil: "Parabéns pra você"
•  Bulgaria: "Честит рожден ден" (Chestit rozhden den)
•  Canada:
  • "Happy Birthday" (English Canada)
  • "Bonne fête à toi" (French Canada)
•  Chile: "Cumpleaños feliz"^[4]
•  People's Republic of China: "Zhu ni shengri kuaile"^[5] (祝 你 生日 快乐)
•  Colombia: Japi verdi tu yu!
•  Croatia: "Sretan rođendan ti"
•  Estonia: "Palju õnne sulle!" or "Õnne soovime sul!"
•  Finland: "Paljon onnea vaan"^[6]
•  France: "Joyeux anniversaire"
•  Georgia: "გილოცავ დაბადების დღეს" (gilotsav dabadebis dges)
•  Germany: "Zum Geburtstag viel Glück" and even the English original
•  Hong Kong:
  • Happy Birthday To You commonly sung in English
  • "Sang Yat Go" (生日歌): Happy Birthday To You in Cantonese lyrics
•  Hungary: "Boldog szülinapot"
•  Iceland: "Hann(m)/Hún(f) á afmæli í dag"^[6]
•  Ireland: "Lá breithe sona duit"
•  India: Happy Birthday to You often sung in English. वाढदिवसाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा (Vad Divasachya Hardik Shubhchchya) in Marathi or जनम दिनकी शुभकामनाये (Janam Din Ki Shubh Kamanaye) in Hindi or ജന്മദിനാശംസകള്‍ നേരുന്നു (Janma dinasamsakal Nerunnu) in Malayalam and in Tamil (பிறந்தநாள் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்) and in Telugu జన్మదిన శుభాకాంక్షలు / పుట్టినరోజు శుభాకాంక్షలు (Janma Dina Shubhakankshalu / Puttina Roju Shubakankshalu) and in Kannada (Huttu Habbada Shubhashayagalu) and in Konkani (Vad Divasache Mast Mast Shubhashayu).
•  Israel:
  • Happy Birthday (Hebrew: יום הולדת שמח‎‎ Yom Huledet Same'ach)
•  Italy: "Tanti auguri a te"^[6]
•  Japan: Happy Birthday to You often sung in English
•  Republic of Korea: 생일 축하 합니다 (saeng-il chukhahamnida)
•  Lithuania: "Su gimimo diena"
•  Malaysia:
  • "Selamat Hari Jadi" - also commonly sung in English
•  Netherlands: "Een fijne verjaardag voor jou"
  • "Welgefeliciteerd" (most often used)
  • "Happy Birthday to you" often sung in English
  • "Happy birthday to you, I went to the zoo, I saw a fat monkey and I knew/thought it was you" (parody)
  • "Happy Birthday to you, in de wei staat een koe en die koe zei: 'I love you' Happy birthday to you" (sweet parody)
  • "Hankie pankie Shanghai" (parody on Chinese sung by children)
  • "wushni wushni wush wush" (parody on Russian sung by children)
  • Dutch Children often sing the song in different languages (like English German, French parody Russian and parody Chinese)
•  New Zealand: "Hari huritau ki a koe" (Māori)
•  Peru : "Cumpleaños Feliz"
  • 'Happy Birthday to You' sung right before it (in English)
•  Philippines: "Maligáyang Bátì"^[6]
  • Happy Birthday to You also sung in English
•  Portugal: Parabéns A Você
•  Russia: С днём рожденья тебя (S dn'om rozhden'ya teb'a) (sometimes sung in English)
•  Serbia: "Srećan ti rođendan!" (Cyrillic: "Срећан ти рођендан!")
•  Slovenia: "Vse najboljše za te"
•  Spain: "Cumpleaños Feliz" (also see below)
  • Catalonia and Valencian Community: "Moltes felicitats"
  • Basque: "Zorionak zuri"
  • Galicia: "Felíz Aniversario"
•  Sri Lanka:
  • Sinhala"සුභ උපන්දිනයක් වේවා"(Suba Upan Dinayak Wewa)
•  Sweden: "Har den äran idag"
•   Switzerland:
  • Swiss German: "Zom Geburtstag vell Glück"
    • Happy Birthday to You often sung in English, French, and Italian
  • Swiss French: "Joyeux anniversaire" like in France
  • Swiss Italian: "Tanti auguri a te" like in Italy
•  Taiwan - "ㄓㄨˋ ㄋㄧˇ ㄕㄥ ㄖˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ" (祝 你 生日 快樂)
•  Tanzania: "Hongera Hongera"
•  Turkey: "İyi ki doğdun (isim)"
•  United Kingdom:
  •  Wales: "Penblwydd hapus i chi"
  • many local parody versions substituting a few words that fit the tune for comic effect,

e.g. "Happy birthday to you, I went out to the zoo, I saw a great monkey, And he looked just like you," and

"Happy birthday to you, Squashed tomatoes in stew, You look like a monkey, And you smell like one too."

Some of these parody versions are sung by those wishing to make a point about the copyright status of the proper lyrics.

Other traditional birthday songs

•  Belgium:
  • Lang zal hij/zij leven
•  Brazil:
  • Parabéns da Xuxa
  • Parabéns do Carequinha
•  Bulgaria: Многаяа Лета (mnogaya leta) : Many Years
•  Canada (French Canada): Gens du pays (Mon/Ma cher/chère [name], c'est à ton tour, de te laisser parler d'amour [bis])
• Template:Czech Republic: "Štěstí, zdraví"
•  Cuba: Felicidades
•  Denmark:
  • I dag er det [navn]s fødselsdag ("Today is [name]'s birthday")
  • [Navn] har fødselsdag ("[Name] has a birthday")
•  Dominican Republic: El Regalo Mejor (Celebro tu cumpleaños)
•  France : Bon Anniversaire ("Happy Birthday, sincerest wishes to you")
•  Georgia: მრავალჟამიერ (mravalzhamier) : Many Years
•  Germany:
  • Viel Glück und viel Segen
  • Hoch soll er/sie leben
  • Wie schön, dass du geboren bist (song by Rolf Zuckowski)
•  Greece: "Να ζήσεις και χρόνια πολλά" (Na zisis ke hronia polla)
•  Hong Kong:
  • "Zuk Sau Go" (祝壽歌): 恭祝你　福壽與天齊　慶賀你生辰快樂
  • 年年都有今日 歲歲都有今朝 恭喜你 恭喜你
•  India (Hindi): Janam Din ki hardik shubhkamana/badhai
•  Indonesia:
  • Selamat Ulang Tahun
  • Panjang Umurnya (based from the Dutch Lang zal hij/zij leven)
•  Iran: "Tavalodet Mobarak" تولدت مبارک ("blessed be your birthday") by Anoushiravan Rohani
•  Israel:
  • Today is a Birthday (Hebrew: היום יום הולדת‎‎ HaYom Yom Huledet)
  • Birthday (Hebrew: יום הולדת‎‎ Yom Huledet)
•  Latvia: Daudz baltu dieniņu
•  Lithuania: Ilgiausių metų
•  Malaysia: Allah selamatkan kamu / الله سلامتکن کامو ("May Allah bless you"), popularized through movies of P. Ramlee such as Nasib Labu Labi and Tiga Abdul.
•  Mexico: Las Mañanitas
•    Nepal: "Janma din ko Subhakamana"
•  Netherlands:
  • Er is er een jarig
  • Lang zal hij/zij leven
  • Twee violen en een trommel en een fluit
  • Oh wat zijn wij heden blij (A more informal children's song, sung in school before treats are distributed)
  • Hij/zij leve hoog
•  Norway
  • Gratulerer med dagen
  • Hurra for deg^[6]
•  Pakistan
  • Salgirah Mubarak Ho (Urdu)
  • Kaliza Umbarak Sha (Pashto)
•  Poland: Sto lat ("[We wish you to live] A hundred years")
•  Romania: Mulţi ani trăiască
•  Russia: Песенка Крокодила Гены (Song of Crocodile Gena)
•  Serbia: Danas nam je divan dan
•  South Africa: Veels geluk liewe maatjie (Afrikaans language: Lots of happiness dear friend - also slightly religious - Christian)
•  Spain: Feliz, feliz en tu día, originally from a TV show but now quite extended as a traditional birthday song.
•  Suriname: A di mi yere yu friyari (Sranan Tongo)
•  Sweden: Ja, må han (hon) leva
•  Ukraine: Многая літа (Mnohaya lita)
•  Venezuela: Ay, que noche tan preciosa
• Yiddish: "צו דײַן געבורטסטאָג Tsu Dayn Geburtstog (Written by Avrom Goldfaden around 1877-1878 for his operetta di kishufmakherin)

Less canonical birthday songs and pop-music songs

Please add songs alphabetically by title

• "HappyBirthday (Greg May song) " – by Greg May^[7]
• "Alles Gute" – by Alexander Marcus (German)
• "Alles Gute" – by Badesalz
• "Alles Gute zum Geburtstag" – by Frank Zander (German)
• "B-Day Song" – by Madonna and M.I.A. from the deluxe edition of the album MDNA
• "Birthday" – by The Beatles
• "Birthday" – by Blur
• "Birthday" – by The Crüxshadows
• "Birthday" – by Destiny's Child from the album Destiny's Child
• "Birthday" – by Flo Rida and Rick Ross
• "Birthday" – by Infected Mushroom from the album Birthday
• "Birthday" – by Katy Perry from the album Prism
• "Birthday" – by Pixie Lott from the album Young Foolish Happy
• "Birthday" – by Selena Gomez from the album Stars Dance
• "Birthday" – by The Sugarcubes
• "Birthday" – by Twista
• "Birthday, Bitch" – by Damon Intrabartolo & Jon Hartmere, from the Bare: A Pop Opera soundtrack
• "Birthday Boy" – by Pet Shop Boys from the album Release
• "Birthday Boy" – by Ween from the album GodWeenSatan: The Oneness
• "Birthday Boy" – by The Residents
• "Birthday Cake" – by Cibo Matto from the EP Cibo Matto
• "Birthday Cake" – by Rihanna from the album Talk That Talk
• "Birthday Card" – by Tweak
• "Birthday Card" – by Marcus Marr & Chet Faker from the EP Work
• "Birthday Dethday" – by Dethklok
• "Birthday Morning" – by The Association
• "Birthday Party" – by Doc Sausage and His Five Pork Chops
• "Birthday Present" – by Mirah from the album The Old Days Feeling
• "Birthday Sex" – by Jeremih from the album Jeremih
• "Birthday Song" – by Tyrone & Friends
• "Birthday Song" – by Ai Otsuka from the album Love Cook
• "Birthday Song" – by Phase from the album The Wait
• "Birthday Song" – by Don McLean
• "Birthday Star" – also referred to as "The Chuck E. Cheese's Birthday Song", a song sung by the Animatronic Characters at Chuck E. Cheese's, A family Entertainment center that hosts birthday parties. This song has been used at CEC locations since 1992, with modified lyrics and voice acting for the characters over the Years. It most often accompanies a version of "Happy Birthday To You" with the "Dear Name " part left blank for the families at the party to sing.
• "Birthday Song" – by 2 Chainz
• "Canción De Cumpleaños Para El Señor Tristeza" – by Manta Ray (Spanish)
• "Cumpleaños Feliz" – original song by Ellos (Spanish) from the album Cardiopatía Severa
• "Cumpleaños Feliz" – by Parchís from the album Parchis y Sus Amigos
• "Cumpleaños Total" – by Los Planetas from the album Una semana en el motor de un autobús
• "Death For My Birthday" – by Say Anything
• "El Cumpleaños De Ronaldo" – by La Costa Brava (Spanish)
• "Envelheço na Cidade" – by the Brazilian band Ira!
• "Feliz En Tu Día" – by Celia Cruz from the album A Mis Niños De Treinta Años
• "Feliz En Tu Día" – by Los payasos de la tele
• "Feliz Cumpleaños" – by RBD
• "Happy Birthday Baby" – by Tony Christie
• "Happy Birthday (My Olde Friend)" – by Voltaire from the album The Bottom of the Sea
• "Happy Birthday to Me" – by Cracker from the album Cracker
• "Happy Birthday to Me" – by The Vandals from the album Live Fast Diarrhea
• "Happy Birthday!" – by Yang Yo-seob from the OST for the Korean drama More Charming By The Day
• "Happy Birthday" – by Altered Images
• "Happy Birthday" – by The Birthday Party
• " Happy Birthday" – by Delroy Wilson
• "Happy Birthday" – by Flipsyde
• "Happy Birthday" – by Stevie Wonder
• "Happy Birthday" – by The Click Five
• "Happy Birthday" – The Cbeebies birthday
• "Happy Birthday" – by Steppenwolf
• "Happy Birthday" – by "Weird Al" Yankovic from the album "Weird Al" Yankovic
• "Happy Birthday" – by B'z from the album Monster
• "Happy Birthday" – by Clem Snide from Soft Spot
• "Happy Birthday" – by Concrete Blonde
• "Happy Birthday" – by Craymo
• "Happy Birthday" – by DJ Bobo
• "Happy Birthday" – by Krizz Kaliko
• "Happy Birthday" – by New Kids on the Block
• "Happy Birthday" – by Sufjan Stevens from the album A Sun Came
• "Happy Birthday" – by Tender Forever from the album The Soft and the Hardcore
• "Happy Birthday" – by The Bambi Slam
• "Happy Birthday" – by The Birthday Massacre from the album Nothing and Nowhere
• "Happy Birthday" – by The Wedding Present from the album The John Peel Sessions 1987–1990
• "Happy Birthday" – by The Innocence Mission from the album We Walked in Song
• "Happy Birthday" – by L.A's Wasted Youth from the album Regan's In / Get Out O My Head
• "Happy Birthday" – by NewS
• "Happy Birthday" – by The Ting Tings from the Yo Gabba Gabba! soundtrack
• "Happy Birthday" – by R. Kelly
• "Happy Birthday" – by Jimi Hendrix and Curtis Knight from the album Summer of Love Sessions
• "Happy Birthday" – by Jang Wooyoung
• "Happy Birthday, Dear Friend Lisa" – by Jens Lekman from the album
• "Happy Birthday, Mr. Christian" – by Apollonia 6
• "Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen" – by Neil Sedaka
• "Happy Birthday to Me" by Hank Locklin
• "Happy Birthday (To You), My Darling" – by Nelson Ned
• "Happy Fucking Birthday" – by Combichrist from the album Everybody Hates You
• "Happy, Happy Birthday" – by Mildred E. Millet, a Latter-day Saint children's primary song.^[8]
• "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" – by The Tune Weavers
• "Happy, Happy Birthday To You" – by Disney
• "In Da Club" by 50 Cent from the album Get Rich or Die Tryin' (album)
• "It's Johnny's Birthday" – by George Harrison, based upon "Congratulations" by Martin/Coulter
• "It's My Birthday" – by Will.I.Am, Cody Wise (inspired by the Tamil song "Urvasi Urvasi")
• "It's My Birthday" – by Mýa from the album K.I.S.S. (Keep It Sexy & Simple)
• "It's Your Birthday" – by R. Kelly from the album Happy People/U Saved Me
• "It's Your Birthday" – by Luke Skyywalker
• "It's Your Birthday, Bitch!" – by DJ Felli Fel (ft. Lil Jon & Jessie Malakouti)
• "It's Not My Birthday" – by They Might Be Giants from the EP "They'll Need a Crane"
• "Like It's Her Birthday" – by Good Charlotte
• "Maldito Cumpleaños" – by Los Nikis
• "Merry Birthday to You" – by Mike Jittlov from the film The Wizard of Speed and Time
• "Namida Surprise!" – by AKB48
• "New Happy Birthday Song?" – by NOFX from the album 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records
• "Not Your Birthday" – by Allstar Weekend
• "Older" – by They Might Be Giants
• "Pedestrian" – by Grinspoon from the album Guide To Better Living.
• "Pity Party" - by Melanie Martinez from the album "CryBaby"
• "Sad Birthday" – by Bombadil
• "Sana Helwa" – by Sabah Feghali
• "Six Feet Under" – by No Doubt from the album Return of Saturn
• "Sixteen Candles" – by The Crests
• "Spirit Journey Formation Anniversary" – a heavy metal version purported to be by Master Shake, Zakk Wylde, and Geddy Lee on the animated TV series Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network
• "Ständchen" – by Wise Guys
• "The Birthday" – by The Idle Race
• "The Happy Birthday Song" – by Andrew Bird from the album Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs
• "The Happy Happy Birthday Song" – by The Arrogant Worms from the album Gift Wrapped
• "Tu Cumpleaños" – by Airbag from the album Manual De Montaña Rusa
• "Unhappy Birthday" – by The Smiths from the album Strangeways, Here We Come
• "What a Day For a Birthday" on Futurama
• "Winter Child" – by Bae Suzy from the Dream High soundtrack
• "Yom Huledet (Happy Birthday)" – the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, performed in Hebrew and English by Eden

Notes

1. "Arabic Music: English Translation of Lyrics for Sana Helwa Ya Gameel by Sabah".
2. "Variations of Happy Birthday in Spanish".
3. "Tsnundd shnorhavor- Happy Birthday, by Ardzagank Studio".
4. Labbé, Carlos; Enrique Vila-Matas (2005). Lenguas (in Spanish). J. C. Sáez Editor. p. 165.
5. Phillips, Clifford H. (1993). China Beckons: An Insight to the Culture and the National Language. University of Alberta. p. 253.
6. "Happy Birthday To You (American, Finnish, Icelandic, Dutch, English, Portuguese, Italian, Norwegian, Hebrew)".
7. Joseph Bernstein (2015). "One Man's Obsessive Quest To Wish Everyone In The World A Happy Birthday". Buzzfeed.com. Buzzfeed.
8. "LDS Church Music Interactive Music Player". Lds.org. Retrieved 2012-04-27.