List of birthday songs

"Birthday song" redirects here. For the song by 2 Chainz, see Birthday Song.

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".

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

Less canonical birthday songs and pop-music songs

Please add songs alphabetically by title

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Notes

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  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. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
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