Thanks to Life

Shakira

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
Martirios, 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 él, 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 el bueno tan lejos del malo
Cuando miro el 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 el mismo canto
Y el canto de todos que es mi propio canto

Gracias a la vida, gracias a la vida

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
Torments, turbines, barking, downpours
And the tender voice of my beloved

Thanks to life that has given me so much
It gave me 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 march of my tired feet
With them I walked through 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 see the depth 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 joy from sorrow
The two materials that make up my song
And the song of you all which is the same song
And the song of everyone which is my own song

Thanks to life, thanks to life

Escrita por: V. Parra