Everyone should know how to sing a Hungarian birthday song, just in case you ever find yourself in Budapest at the very right time.
The traditional music of Hungary is a tricky a mix of East and West, of secular and religious, and of ancient and modern as Hungary is itself. Enjoy this version of the Hungarian birthday song, “Sok születésnapokat,” performed by Naptengeri on mountain overlook in Balaton, Hungary. Her translation of the lyrics: “May you live a lot of birthdays. May it never be hard to count your days, May the dew of the sky renew your heart, May a sea of blessings fall on your house May every joy be given to you until you die . . . .”
