Que Tenga Buen Día
by Mike Wilson
It's uncanny how often I catch myself saying to someone, "Have a good day." It's my go-to farewell sign-off. How about you? I have opportunity to work with Spanish-as-a-first-language folks, and thought it would be nice to say it in their native language. So I asked how to say "have a good day" in Spanish, and that's the title of this song!
This is super simple form-wise – chorus, verse, chorus. A standard rhythm section is supported by brass and Latin percussion for this upbeat and hooky folk Latin number.
The Spanish is also easy, translated like this:
Que tenga buen día. - Have a good day.
Soy tu amigo. - I am your friend.
Es bueno verte. - It's good to see you.
Adios por ahora. - Goodbye for now.
When singing in Spanish, remember not to push air through the consonants. And it always sounds better to sing with a smile on your face because it enhances the pronunciation. Speaking of which, you will find a pronunciation guide on our website. ¡Que tenga buen día! - MW
Three languages in one! - However you use this piece, you may find it has more impact, visually and otherwise, if you decide to include a third language – sign language! Fortunately for you, we have a sign language expert, Nate Jones, who has created video demonstrations, including a tutorial, that you can use to teach sign language for this song. You will find these at our web site.
Text is taken from Music K-8 magazine.