Las Mañanitas: A Traditional Mexican Birthday Song
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Las mañanitas A traditional hispanic birthday song
Las Mañanitas is a traditional Mexican song that is sung on birthdays and other important holidays. • Las Mañanitasquieredecir “The little mornings.”
It is often sung as an early morning serenade to wake up a loved one. At birthday parties it is sung before the cake is cut.
In Mexico, Las Mañanitas is sung to men and women of all ages. In some countries, such as Colombia, the song is only sung to girls, and especially on their 15th birthdays.
As a traditional song with a long history, there are variations of Las Mañanitas, with many different verses. At most Mexican parties only the first two verses are sung
Perhaps the most famous rendition of "Las Mañanitas" is that sung by Pedro Infante • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j11cQ9Lrx9Y