Verse 1

Yuri, today the candles shine for you,

Seventy-eight, and still there's more to do.

You built a home with steady hands and care,

Then raised a garden growing everywhere.

Pre-Chorus

Every room holds stories, every path you made,

Every year a picture, every promise stayed.

Chorus

Happy birthday, Yuri, all our hearts are here,

Children, grandchildren, bringing you good cheer.

Dance together, celebrate the life you made,

Seventy-eight bright years, and love that will not fade.

Verse 2

Bananas rise beneath your patient care,

A little piece of sunshine growing there.

You find a painted world in every frame,