This entry was posted in Musical and tagged birthday song, dirge, Folk song, music on Apby Emma Paige. “History of the Birthday Dirge.” Punkie’s Web Page – Lyrics for Viking/Barbarian Birthday Dirge, 2019, /cybertusk/viking_birthday_dirge.html. Lyrics: Barbarians (Prayers for the Blessed) Sixx: A.M. (Add 'cha cha cha' after each line- tune is the same as traditional Happy Birthday song in English) ' cha cha cha '. In addition to the thump or lack thereof, I found that the lyrics are slightly different from those recorded in the article I found the only commonality being the line “People dying everywhere.” Arabic Birthday Song and Arabic Birthday Song Lyrics. Tired of Happy Birthday Want to silence an entire restaurant and have people back away from your table Sing the Barbarian Birthday Dirge about 40 known. This thumping aspect has not followed into KB’s Birthday Dirge which I find extremely interesting as it is a quite prominent attribute to the Russian rendition. Chorus: Paul McCartney & John Lennon They say its your birthday. It is said that after each refrain of “Happy Birthday”, often in Russian tradition, the noise “HUHN”-like a grunt, or a thump on the table or floor is produced. The Dirge often varies in lyrics based upon who it is being sung to and often is comprised of only 2-3 verses. This Dirge is sung to the melody of a Russian folk tune known as, The Volga Boatmen” (a 1926 American silent drama film). After going into a deeper analysis of this text I found that the song or refrain is a variation of the Birthday Dirge a/k/a “The Barbarian Birthday Song”, “The Viking Birthday Song”, “The SCA Birthday Dirge”. Interpretation: My initial reaction of hearing this dark and dreary birthday song was the thought of “ Who would want to hear this on their Birthday?” Often when celebrating a birthday we are trying to ignore the fact that we are growing a step closer to our impending deaths and this song seems to capitalize on this fear. Location: the South (transitioned into west coast) This depressing nature, however, is not how KP sees the song, he states they “sing it just to be funny and change up the traditional happy birthday song, and never sang it to be mean just to have fun.” The conversation was brought up after overhearing this song at a family birthday celebration, where he states the song is traditionally sung at since others cultures may not approve of such dark and depressing nature. KP notes that the birthday song was originally passed down orally by his mother. KP resides in northern California, and his family has been in the states since the second ship after the Mayflower.He also states that he doesn’t know its exact origins, but assumes they are from the South (where he and his ancestors grew up). Your lover doesn’t need a cake or a party to have a good birthday if they’ve got you. Background: The interviewee, KP, is an American man nearing his mid-fifties.
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