A di mi yere yu friyari facts for kids

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"A di mi yere yu friyari" is a very popular birthday song in Suriname. The lyrics are in the Surinamese language Sranan Tongo. The song consists of only two verses of which either the first or both can be sung. Kids like to shout "hachoo" (an onomatopoeia of a sneeze) after the first verse just because it rhymes.

The tune is most famously used in "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", a hymn from the American civil war, better known for its refrain "Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!".

Lyrics

"A di mi yere yu friyari"

A di mi yere yu friyari

A di mi yere yu friyari, dan mi kon fersteri yu.

A no fu yu kuku, ano fu yu sopi

A no fu yu kuku, ano fu yu sopi, ma mi kon fersteri yu.

"A di mi yere yu friyari" (English translation)

Because I heard it is your birthday

Because I heard it is your birthday, I have come to congratulate you.

Not for your cake, not for your drinks

Not for your cake, not for your drinks, but I have come to congratulate you.

(*fersteri variants: fristeri, frusteri)

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