Las mañanitas

 
Éstas son las mañanitas These are the morning verses
Que cantaba el Rey David, That King David used to sing,
A las muchachas bonitas  To the beautiful young ladies,
Se las cantaba así. He would sing them like this.


Despierta, mi bien, despierta, Wake up, darling, wake up,
Mira que ya amaneció, Look, the dawn has broken,
Ya los pajaritos cantan, The birds are singing,
La luna ya se metió. The moon has already gone down.


Éstas son las mañanitas These are the morning verses
Que cantaba el Rey David, That King David used to sing,
Hoy por ser día de tu santo  Today because it's your saint's day
Te las cantamos a ti. We're singing them to you.

 
About Las mañanitas:

     Las mañanitasis a very old folk song from Spain. Today it is best known in its Mexican version. It is often sung to celebrate a birthday. You can listen to a piano arrangement at:

         http://www.piano-bar.com/pages/mananita.htm