Gracias a La Vida
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Me dio dos luceros, que cuando los abro
Perfecto distingo lo negro del blanco
Y en el alto cielo su fondo estrellado
Y en las multitudes el hombre que yo amo
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Me ha dado el oído que en todo su ancho
Graba noche y día, grillos y canarios
Martillos, turbinas, ladridos, chubascos
Y la voz tan tierna de mi bien amado
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Me ha dado el sonido y el abecedario
Con el las palabras que pienso y declaro:
Madre, amigo, hermano, y luz alumbrando
La ruta del alma del que estoy amando
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Me ha dado la marcha de mis pies cansados
Con ellos anduve ciudades y charcos
Playas y desiertos, montañas y llanos
Y la casa tuya, tu calle y tu patio
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Me dio el corazón que agita su marco
Cuando miro el fruto del cerebro humano
Cuando miro al bueno tan lejos del malo
Cuando miro al fondo de tus ojos claros
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Me ha dado la risa y me ha dado el llanto
Así yo distingo dicha de quebranto
Los dos materiales que forman mi canto
Y el canto de ustedes que es mi mismo canto
Y el canto de todos que es mi propio canto
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Thanks to Life
Thanks to life that has given me so much
It gave me two bright stars, that when I open them
Perfectly distinguish black from white
And in the high sky its starry background
And in the crowds the man I love
Thanks to life that has given me so much
It gave me the hearing that in all its width
Records night and day, crickets and canaries
Hammers, turbines, barks, downpours
And the tender voice of my beloved
Thanks to life that has given me so much
It gave me the sound and the alphabet
With it the words I think and declare:
Mother, friend, brother, and light illuminating
The soul's path of the one I love
Thanks to life that has given me so much
It gave me the stride of my tired feet
With them I walked cities and puddles
Beaches and deserts, mountains and plains
And your house, your street, and your patio
Thanks to life that has given me so much
It gave me the heart that beats in its frame
When I look at the fruit of the human brain
When I see the good so far from the bad
When I look into the depths of your clear eyes
Thanks to life that has given me so much
It gave me laughter and it gave me tears
Thus I distinguish happiness from sorrow
The two materials that make up my song
And the song of you all, which is my own song
And the song of everyone, which is my own song
Thanks to life that has given me so much
Escrita por: Violeta Parra