Vicente Fernández
Estas son las mañanitas lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Length
- 4:00
Estas son las mañanitas
These are the morning songs
Que cantaba el rey David
That King David used to sing
Hoy, por ser día de tu santo
Today, for being your saint's day
Te las cantamos aquí
We sing them here for you
Despierta, mi bien, despierta
Wake up, my dear, wake up
Mira que ya amaneció
Look, the dawn is here
Ya los pajaritos cantan
The little birds are already singing
La luna ya se metió
The moon has already set
Qué linda está la mañana
How beautiful the morning is
En que vengo a saludarte
Upon which 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
En la pila del bautismo
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 given us
Levántate de mañana
Get up in the morning
Mira que ya amaneció
Look, the dawn has already come
Si yo pudiera bajarte
If I could bring you down
Las estrellas y un lucero
The stars and a bright star
Para poder demostrarte
To show you
Lo mucho que yo te quiero
How much I love you
Con jazmines y flores
With jasmine and flowers
Este día quiero adornar
I want to adorn this day
Hoy, por ser día de tu santo
Today, being your saint's day
Te venimos a cantar
We come to sing to you
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Key vocabulary
- flores
- flowersA1
- pila
- batteryA1
- todos
- everyoneA1
- mañanitas
- morning songsA1
- cantaba
- sang
- ser
- beB1
- santo
- saintB1
- cantamos
- we sing
- despierta
- wake up
- amaneció
- dawned
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About this song
Vicente Fernández was a Mexican ranchera singer born in Jalisco in 1940, known for a decades-long career across radio, television, film, and live concerts. He became a defining voice for the charro tradition and for emotionally direct interpretations of heartbreak songs.