Have a Very Happy Birthday!
Author: Mabel Jones Gabbott
Composer: Michael F. Moody
Languages (14)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Danish: Hav en rigtig dejlig fødselsdag
- English: Have a Very Happy Birthday!
- Finnish: Hyvää syntymäpäivää sulle
- French: Joyeux anniversaire
- German: Alles Gute zum Geburtstag
- Japanese: [Unknown title]
- Korean: [Unknown title]
- Mandarin (Traditional): [Unknown title]
- Norwegian: Vi vil ønske deg til lykke
- Portuguese: Feliz Aniversário
- Samoan: Ia Maua se Aso Fanau Fiafia
- Spanish: Feliz cumpleaños
- Swedish: Har den äran
- Tongan: Ke ke Maʻu ha ʻAho Fiefia
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Most common tunes for “Have a Very Happy Birthday!”
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Appearances of “Have a Very Happy Birthday!” over time
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1976 or earlier.
In copyright (IRI)
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Music from the Friend (1971–2020) (1971–2020), Jan 1976.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Have a very happy birthday Filled with sunshine ev’rywhere! May the year bring joy and gladness And the love of friends who care.
2. Have a most exciting birthday! Share a smile with someone new. Say a kind word to your neighbor; Let him know a happy you.
3. Have a very special birthday! Add a candle, blow it out, Share your cake, and share your friendship; That’s what birthdays are about.
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