Birthday songs They feature a wide variety of verses and musicalities typical of each region of the world. The cultural mix, a product of immigration, made the classic “Happy Birthday” In the United States it is added to other topics. One of them of Venezuelan origin It maintains the peculiarity that its full lyrics last almost three minutes.
It is known as “Oh, what a beautiful night.”but the original title is “Happy Birthday”. This song, played in Venezuelan homes when celebrating a family member’s special date, It originated in 1953 in a neighborhood of Caracas.
Venezuelan-born singer, guitarist and composer Luis Cruz was 23 years old when he wrote the letter. As he noted BBCNewsThe artist composed this song in the living room of his house in Los Chorros 24 verses, not counting the chorus. Overall, this resulted in a historical composition for the community.
It all started when the girlfriend of one of his friends, Rebeca, asked him Compose a song as a birthday present. “I couldn’t do anything loving because I was a friend’s girlfriend,” the author recalled in extensive statements from the aforementioned media.
That’s how he wrote it Lyrics of “Oh, What a Beautiful Night”which later spread, became part of the community’s identity and was present at all family celebrations.
The spread and fame of this topic came a few years later, although not immediately. Some citizens of Venezuela added a touch of humor at the end of several verses that loud BBCwere not approved by the artist.
The original and complete lyrics of “Oh, what a beautiful night” or “Happy Birthday” in Venezuelan, which culminates with the traditional refrain of the typical universal song, is:
Oh, what a beautiful night!
It’s the night of your day,
everything full of joy
on this date of birth.
Your closest friends
Tonight they accompany you,
They welcome you and wish you a world of happiness.
I for one wish
full of light on this day,
everything full of joy on this birthday.
And that’s this silver moon
Let his light shine for you,
and I pray to God that you come over
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday.
With the Migration of Venezuelans to the United StatesThis popular song spread to various homes in North American territory, as well as to other countries where they established their new lives.
According to the media mentioned above, this topic was among the top 30 Birthday songs in Spanish from the magazine billboard 2024. Leading the list was Alejandro Fernández’s version of “Las Mañanitas” from Mexico.
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