A Mañanita in Chabacano (Chabacano Mañanita Lyrics)

Several years ago, my Mexican friend asked me on my birthday: te cantaron las mañanitas? I had very little knowledge about what a Mañanita was back then but now I know that we actually also have this tradition in the Philippines. In fact, there are recent videos in Youtube where they are serenading someone celebrating their birthday in different parts of the country. 

A few hours ago, I stumbled upon a video in Youtube where they are serenading the birthday celebrant in Chabacano. I remember encountering a similar video a few years ago but when I asked the owner for the lyrics, they couldn't provide them to me. This one is a different song but the audio quality is much better so I decided to transcribe it and provide the lyrics here.

Chabacano Mañanita Lyrics

Ahora taqui kame

para lleva y dale alegria

Con corazon sincero

este dia cumpleaño

Sigui kita ejemplo del Señor 

ya deja kanaton

Ansina ay vivi kita 

con harmonia aqui na mundo

Felices cumpleaño ya lang

Ojala tiene tu buen vida

Lleno de amor

Para con Dios

Ele nunca ay perde

Ama kita con unoy otro

Como ele ya dale su amor

Para kita tiene el paz

y el gracias del Señor

Kita como Cristiano

al llegar el cumpleaño

No hay rico, no hay pobre

Alegria entero mundo

Ama kita con Dios 

como ele ta ama kanaton

Y dale alabanza y recibi su bendicion

Felices cumpleaño ya lang

Ojala tiene tu buen vida

Lleno de amor

Para con Dios

Ele nunca ay perde

Ama kita con unoy otro

Como ele ya dale su amor

Para kita tiene el paz

y el gracias del Señor

Watching the different Mañanita videos online makes me feel sad because it is obviously a dying tradition. I mean how cool is it to wake up with a band serenading you! But perhaps this tradition was never popular to begin with because I don't think this was ever mentioned as part of our (borrowed) tradition in school.

Disclaimer: There may be errors in my transcription.