Las Mañanitas

The Little Mornings

Las Mañanitas

How beautiful is the morning in which I come to greet youQue linda esta la mañana en que vengo a saludarte
We all come with joy and pleasure to congratulate youVenimos todos con gustos y placer a felicitarte
The day you were born, all the flowers were bornEl día en que tu naciste nacieron todas las flores
In the baptismal font, the nightingales sangEn la pila del bautismo cantaron los ruiseñores

Dawn is coming and the daylight has given usYa viene amaneciendo y a la luz del día nos dio
To wake you up in the morning, look, it's already dawnLevantarte de mañana mira que ya amaneció

I wish I were a little sun to come through your windowQuisiera ser solecito para entrar por tu ventana
And give you good morning while you're lying in your bedY darte los buenos días acostadita en tu cama
I wish I were a Saint John, I wish I were a Saint PeterQuisera ser un San Juan quisiera ser un San Pedro
To come and sing to you with the music from heavenPara venirte a cantar con la musica del cielo

With jasmines and flowers, I will adorn this dayCon jasmines y flores este día voy adornar
Today, being your saint's day, we come to sing to youHoy por ser día de tu santo te venimos a cantar

And on behalf of Joni SandezY de parte de Joni Sandez
I want to dedicate this song to youQuiero dedicarte esta canción

If I could bring down the stars and a bright starSi yo pudiera bajarte las estrellas y un lucero
To show you how much I love youPara poder demostrarte lo mucho que te quiero
Four doves flew over all the citiesVolaron cuatro palomas por toditas las ciudades
Today, on your birthday, we wish you happinessHoy por ser tu cumpleaños te deseamos felicidades

Dawn is coming and the daylight has given usYa viene amaneciendo y a la luz del día nos dio
To wake you up in the morning, look, it's already dawnLevantarte de mañana mira que ya amaneció