The “Happy Birthday” song is one of the most popular and well-recognized songs in the world. Do you know how to sing Happy Birthday in Urdu?
A few years ago I was invited to my daughter’s preschool for her birthday celebration in the classroom. The children knew how to sing the birthday song in English, Spanish and French. One of the teachers was from Italy and sang the birthday song in Italian and a young boy who knew the language proudly joined her. She then turned to me and asked if I would like to sing the “Pakistani” version of “Happy Birthday”. I was stumped.
I have since found an answer…actually three! Here are three songs in urdu that you can sing to wish a happy birthday or “Salgirah Mubarik”.
Above is a video of my daughter and I celebrating Bhalu’s birthday and singing the two songs on our YouTube channel. Enthusiasm is key when you sing with young children and to give them confidence in their mother tongue!
The first birthday song is “Jungle mein Mungle” from an old pakistani movie with Nadeem, Babra Shareef, and the adorable Agha Talish. The lyrics go like this:
“Jungle mein mungle, Teray he dum se,
Sab ne ye shor machaya hai,
Salgirah ka din aya hai”
(You can also add the birthday boy/girl’s name in the song).
The second birthday song can be used on any happy occasion but especially on birthdays and is a lovely way to wish Happy Birthday in Urdu!
“Mubarik tumhein, Kushi ka ye sama,
Mubarik mubarik, tumhein ye kehkashan,
Salamat raho, raho tum jahan,
Salamat salamat, raho shadman”
We love the Urdu Happy Birthday song from Pakkay Dost by Bilal Maqsood. The sing starts at 13:58 in the video below:
Do let me know if you enjoyed these songs! Do join loudly next time you’re asked to sing Happy Birthday in Urdu!
I have written earlier about birthdays and how to bring Urdu into our celebrations, do read that post too!
شکریہ تمانیہ حسبِ معمول زبردست کاوش:)
امید ہے اگلی مرتبہ آپ کئ بار یہ گیت گائیں گی تاکہ سننے والے بچّے آپ کے ساتھ گا کر اسے اچھی طرح
سیکھ سکیں
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Few birthday songs
Plz check they r all fun 🙂
I love ur ideas
Regards
Dr Shireen