Bon Anniversaire (French Birthday song) - Barbershop quartet

Joyeux anniversaire ! This French Happy Birthday song can often be heard over here in France, it starts with the lyrics: "Bon anniversaire, nos vœux les plus sincères" (our most sincere wishes). This is an ORIGINAL four part a cappella harmonization for male voices... with a barbershop flavor ! The arrangement and audio learning tracks are available on my website (see below). If you are interested in this French birthday song, popular versions include those of André Claveau (my favorite) and Robert Cogoi.


--- LYRICS AND TRANSLATION
Bon anniversaire, nos vœux les plus sincères
Que ces quelques fleurs vous apportent le bonheur
Que l'année entière vous soit douce et légère
Et que l'an fini, nous soyons tous réunis
Pour chanter en chœur : "Bon Anniversaire !"

Happy Birthday, our most sincere wishes
May these flowers bring you joy
Let the year to you be gentle and light
And once it is over, let us all be together again
To sing as one: "Happy Birthday!"

[B.I.H]

My wife appreciated your unique versión on her birthday morning. Thank you for your assistance

[giggityguy]

Singing in French is always so nice, the vowels are naturally so open and tall so it makes for a beautiful tone

[GabrielKnott]

The legend returns. Glad to see you here and what a beautiful song you arranged and sang.

[graysonlyurs]

Ma prof de français m’a envoyé cette vidéo. Trop chou 😭

[fanofcolors]

Mille mercis d'avoir mis cette chanson dans votre répertoire, un incontournable de la chanson française 👍👏👏👏

[maniak]

I really like this birthday song, it's really unknown anywhere else, has a pleasant melody and a somewhat more articulate text than its more famous counterparts.

[mnlagee]

My family is Haitian, and I’ve grown up singing this along with the American one. Always warms my heart!

[edisaacs]

he was so happy with this song, thank you so much
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[liloupumpkin]

Magnifique. Nous la chantons aux anniversaires en famille et ça m'a rappelé des très beaux souvenirs . Merci merci !

[aphrodittee]

Très Jolie chanson!🥰
Quelle belle chose!😘

[quentinnnnn]

La véritable musique d'anniversaire française !! Merci beaucoup Julien !

[alexcadwish]

Oh surprenant le baryton à la fin! Bien joué !

[horvathgaborne]

It is always a pleasure to hear from you. I know a song takes a lot of work and time. Thanks for. The road to success is the beautiful voice, good performance and masculine charm. I love the music.

[cscottzimnamaste]

Your vocals bring all the ocular moisture.

[chantaln]

I looked for this original version of the French birthday song and literally had difficulties finding it.
Thank you 😊

[seighta]

L'accent est parfait, merci Monsieur !
Nous la chantons à chaque anniversaire dans ma famille.

[marciavisconti]

Très joli ce Joiyeux Anniversaire !
Maravilhoso esse arranjo ! ❤🎉

[benwise]

If I could meet you in person, and if I had a hat, I'd be tipping it to you right now. Such talent.

[rockhopperr]

A friend posts a song prompt on Facebook every day (e.g., “post a song that mentions trees” or “post a song with a color in the title”). As it happened, yesterday was his birthday. You can figure out the rest. 😁
Thank you for another beautiful song.

[Vesporeon]

This is so beautiful, your voice is amazing as always Julien