You probably know how to sing Happy Birthday from singing it at birthday parties, but have you ever wondered where it comes from?
Two sisters wrote the tune to the song more than 100 years ago. However, the lyrics that the sisters wrote to their song had nothing to do with birthdays. The two sisters were teachers, and the original lyrics were "Good morning to all." The sisters asked their students to sing the song when they came into class in the morning.
Over the years, people started singing the song at birthday parties. Nobody knows who wrote the lyrics to the version we sing today.
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Today, people in America sing Happy Birthday more than any other song. In fact, Happy Birthday is the most popular song in the English language. (Marc Langer, Staff Writer)
你或許是在生日派對上學會唱「生日快樂」歌，但你可曾想過它的出處？
歌曲的旋律是在一百多年前由兩姊妹所譜，不過當時她們所寫的歌詞跟生日一點關係都沒有。這兩位姊妹是老師，原來的歌詞是「大家早安」，她們要求學生早晨進教室時唱這首歌。
經年累月，人們開始在生日派對上唱這首歌，沒人知道誰寫了現在演唱版本的歌詞。
現今美國人最常唱的歌就是「生日快樂」，而事實上，生日快樂是最受歡迎的英文歌曲。 （翻譯：鄭湘儀）
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