Happy Birthday, Sanvila

Intro

ommmm... (mm-mm)

Alaaf, Alaaf — ahh, ahh

(heh-ya) (heh-ya)

Verse

Soft lanterns, Rhein on our side, we gather close and slow

Candles in a circle, a quiet drum begins to grow

Sanvila, tonight the laughter bends with every breath we take

Masks and marigolds, we move like tides across the wake

Pre-chorus

Breathe in — feel the warmth (feel it)

Breathe out — let it glow (let it)

Hands together, palms to sky (palms to sky)

We send the light, we let it flow (let it flow)

Chorus

Happy Birthday, Sanvila — happy, happy, happy night

Happy Birthday, Sanvila — sing it soft and sing it bright

Alaaf! Alaaf! (Alaaf, Alaaf) — oh-oh, hey!

Om — mm-mm (mm-mm) — happy, happy, happy night

Verse

Brass in the distance, a playful call, a carnival slow and wise

Children of the streets clap patterns like small surprise

You wear the color of the morning, laughter in your name

We spin the simple promise: another year, another flame

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes — touch the circle (touch it)

Feel the beat — steady, kind (steady, kind)

One voice grows into many (grows), one cheer becomes a tide

We lift our words, we lift our time

Chorus

Happy Birthday, Sanvila — happy, happy, happy night

Happy Birthday, Sanvila — sing it soft and sing it bright

Alaaf! Alaaf! (Alaaf, Alaaf) — oh-oh, hey!

Om — mm-mm (mm-mm) — happy, happy, happy night

Happy Birthday, Sanvila — happy, happy, happy night

Happy Birthday, Sanvila — sing it soft and sing it bright

Alaaf! Alaaf! (Alaaf, Alaaf) — oh-oh, hey!

Om — mm-mm (mm-mm) — happy, happy, happy night

Bridge

(da da da) gentle feet on cobblestone, we chant in time

(heh) slow claps, slow smiles, a threaded rhyme

Sanvila, let the quiet join the cheer (join the cheer)

We hold this hour, we hold it near (hold it near)

Chorus

Happy Birthday, Sanvila — happy, happy, happy night

Happy Birthday, Sanvila — sing it soft and sing it bright

Alaaf! Alaaf! (Alaaf, Alaaf) — oh-oh, hey!

Om — mm-mm (mm-mm) — happy, happy, happy night

Happy Birthday, Sanvila — happy, happy, happy night

Happy Birthday, Sanvila — sing it soft and sing it bright

Alaaf! Alaaf! (Alaaf, Alaaf) — oh-oh, hey!

Om — mm-mm (mm-mm) — happy, happy, happy night

Outro

mm... (soft) Alaaf... ommm... (fade)