Las Mañanitas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Thalia

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Estas son las mañanitas

These are the morning songs

Que cantaba el rey David

That King David used to sing

Hoy por ser tu cumpleaños

Today, because it's your birthday

Te las cantamos a ti

We sing them to you

Despierta, mi bien, despierta

Wake up, my dear, wake up

Mira que ya amaneció

Look, the dawn has arrived

Ya los pajarillos cantan

The little birds are singing

La luna ya se metió

The moon has already set

Qué linda está la manãna

How beautiful the morning is

En que vengo a saludarte

When I come to greet you

Venimos todos con gusto

We all come with joy

Y placer a felicitarte

And pleasure to congratulate you

El día en que tú naciste

On the day you were born

Nacieron todas las flores

All the flowers were born

Y en la pila del bautismo

And in the baptismal font

Cantaron los ruiseñores

The nightingales sang

Ya viene amaneciendo

The dawn is coming

Ya la luz del día nos dio

The light of day has come to us

Levántate de mañana

Get up in the morning

Mira que ya amaneció

Look, the dawn has arrived

Felicidades

Congratulations

Felicidades

Congratulations

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mañanitas /maɲaˈnitas/ A2	noun - little mornings; a traditional Mexican birthday song
rey /rei/ A1	noun - king
cumpleaños /kumpleˈaɲos/ A2	noun - birthday
despierta /desˈpjerta/ A2	verb - wake up
bien /bjen/ A1	adjective - well noun - good
amaneció /amaneˈsjo/ B1	verb - dawned
pajarillos /paxaˈɾiʎos/ A2	noun - little birds
cantan /ˈkantan/ A1	verb - sing
luna /ˈluna/ A1	noun - moon
linda /ˈlinda/ A2	adjective - pretty, beautiful
mañana /maˈɲana/ A1	noun - morning
gusto /ˈɡusto/ A2	noun - pleasure, liking
placer /plaˈθer/ B1	noun - pleasure
flores /ˈfloɾes/ A1	noun - flowers
bautismo /bauˈtizmo/ B2	noun - baptism
ruiseñores /rwi.seˈɲo.ɾes/ B2	noun - nightingales
luz /lus/ A1	noun - light
felicidades /fe.li.θiˈða.des/ A2	noun - congratulations

Key Grammar Structures

• Que cantaba el rey David

  ➔ Imperfect tense used to describe habitual actions in the past

  ➔ The phrase "Que cantaba" uses the imperfect tense "cantaba" to indicate an ongoing or habitual action in the past

• Hoy por ser tu cumpleaños

  ➔ Use of "por ser" to express reason or cause

  ➔ The phrase "por ser" introduces the reason for the celebration: "because it is your birthday"

• Ya los pajarillos cantan

  ➔ Use of present tense to describe current or habitual actions

  ➔ The sentence "Ya los pajarillos cantan" uses the present tense "cantan" to indicate that the birds are singing now or habitually do so

• Mira que ya amaneció

  ➔ Use of the preposition "que" with the subjunctive mood to express exclamation or command

  ➔ The phrase "Mira que ya amaneció" uses "que" to introduce an exclamation urging someone to look because dawn has arrived

• Levántate de mañana

  ➔ Imperative form of verb "levantarse" used as a direct command

  ➔ The phrase "Levántate de mañana" is in the imperative mood, giving a direct instruction or encouragement to wake up early