Violeta Parra

Gracias a la vida lyrics with English translation

Language

Spanish

Level

Intermediate

Released

1966

Length

4:00

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1. Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto

   Thanks to life that has given me so much

2. Me dio dos luceros que cuando los abro

   It gave me two bright eyes that when I open them

3. Perfecto distingo lo negro del blanco

   Perfectly distinguish the black from the white

4. Y en el alto cielo su fondo estrellado

   And in the high sky its starry background

5. Y en las multitudes el hombre que yo amo

   And in the crowds, the man that I love

6. Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto

   Thanks to life, that has given me so much

7. Me ha dado el oído que en todo su ancho

   It has given me the ear that in all its breadth

8. Graba noche y día grillos y canarios

   Records day and night crickets and canaries

9. Martillos, turbinas, ladridos, chubascos

   Hammers, turbines, barks, downpours

10. Y la voz tan tierna de mi bien amado

    And the tender voice of my beloved

11. Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto

    Thanks to life, that has given me so much

12. Me ha dado el sonido y el abecedario

    It has given me the sound and the alphabet

13. Con él las palabras que pienso y declaro

    With it the words that I think and declare

14. Madre amigo hermano y luz alumbrando

    Mother, friend, brother and light shining

15. La ruta del alma del que estoy amando

    The path of the soul of the one I am loving

16. Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto

    Thanks to life, that has given me so much

17. Me ha dado la marcha de mis pies cansados

    It has given me the march of my tired feet

18. Con ellos anduve ciudades y charcos

    With them I walked cities and puddles

19. Playas y desiertos montañas y llanos

    Beaches and deserts, mountains and plains

20. Y la casa tuya, tu calle y tu patio

    And your house, your street, and your patio

21. Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto

    Thanks to life, that has given me so much

22. Me dio el corazón que agita su marco

    It gave me the heart that stirs its frame

23. Cuando miro el fruto del cerebro humano

    When I look at the fruit of the human brain

24. Cuando miro el bueno tan lejos del malo

    When I see the good so far from the bad

25. Cuando miro el fondo de tus ojos claros

    When I gaze into the depths of your bright eyes

26. Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto

    Thanks to life, that has given me so much

27. Me ha dado la risa y me ha dado el llanto

    It has given me laughter and it has given me tears

28. Así yo distingo dicha de quebranto

    Thus I distinguish joy from sorrow

29. Los dos materiales que forman mi canto

    The two materials that form my song

30. Y el canto de ustedes que es el mismo canto

    And the song of you all, which is the same song

31. Y el canto de todos que es mi propio canto

    And the song of everyone that is my own song

32. Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto

    Thanks to life, which has given me so much

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