I read somewhere that some people esp. here in Asia do not sing the "Happy Birthday" song correctly. We are all familiar with the music. Usually we sing it like this:
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday
Happy birthday
Happy birthday to you.
So what is wrong with this? That book said that the words of the 4th line should not be "Happy birthday" but should be "Dear Name of one who has the bday", i.e. if it is Michael's birthday, it should be sung like this:
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday
Dear Michael
Happy birthday to you.
Yes, I think this is better than just repeating the same line. However, what if you are singing for 2 or more people?
At church we have a second stanza which goes like this:
May the Lord God bless you
May the Lord God bless you
May the Lord God
Bless you
May the Lord God bless you.
I guess it can be substituted with other words as long as it fits the measure. Such as this one which I learned since I was small:
Happy birthday to you
Ginamos kag monggo
Happy birthday
Happy birthday
Happy birthday to you.
Of course we got scolded at home and at school whenever we sang this version!
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