Las Mañanitas

The Morning Greetings

Las Mañanitas

These are the morning greetingsEstas son las mañanitas
That King David used to singQue cantaba el rey David
Today, since it's your special dayHoy, por ser día de tu santo
We're singing them for you hereTe las cantamos aquí

Wake up, my dear, wake upDespierta, mi bien, despierta
Look, the dawn has arrivedMira que ya amaneció
The little birds are singingYa los pajaritos cantan
The moon has gone awayLa Luna ya se metió

What a beautiful morningQué linda está la mañana
As I come to greet youEn que vengo a saludarte
We all come with joyVenimos todos con gusto
And pleasure to congratulate youY placer a felicitarte

On the day you were bornEl día en que tú naciste
All the flowers came to lifeNacieron todas las flores
At the baptismal fontEn la pila del bautismo
The nightingales sangCantaron los ruiseñores

The dawn is breakingYa viene amaneciendo
The light of day has comeYa la luz del día nos dio
Get up in the morningLevántate de mañana
Look, the dawn has arrivedMira que ya amaneció

I wish I were a little sunQuisiera ser solecito
To shine through your windowPara entrar por tu ventana
And wish you good morningY darte los buenos días
While you're cozy in your bedAcostadita en tu cama

I wish I were a St. JohnQuisiera ser un San Juan
I wish I were a St. PeterQuisiera ser un San Pedro
To come and sing to youPara venirte a cantar
With the music from the heavensCon la música del cielo

With jasmine and flowersCon jazmines y flores
Today I come to greet youHoy te vengo a saludar
Today, since it's your special dayHoy por ser día de tu santo
We're here to sing for youTe venimos a cantar