Violeta Parra - Gracias a la vida (English translation #8)

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Violeta Parra – Gracias a la vida

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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

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THANKS TO THE LIFE

THANKS TO THE LIFE THAT HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH

IT GAVE ME TWO BRIGHT STARS AND WHEN I OPEN THEN

I DISTINGUISH PERFECTLY THE BLACK FROM THE WHITE

AND IN the high sky its starred bottom

AND INT THE CROWD THE MAN I LOVE

THANKS TO THE LIFE THAT HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH

IT GAVE ME THE EARING IN ALL ITS WIDE

IT RECORD NIGHT AND DAY, CRICKETS AND CANARIES

HAMMERS, TURBINES, BARRKS, AND SHOWERS

AND MY LOVER'S TENDER VOICE

THANKS TO THE LIFE THAT HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH

IT GAVE ME THE SOUND AND THE ALPHABET

WITH IT THE WORDS I'M THINKING AND I DECLARING

MOTHER, FRIEND, BROTHER AND A LIGHT ILLUMINATING

THE WAY TO THE SOUL OF MY LOVER

THANKS TO THE LIFE THAT HAS ME SO MUCH

IT HAS GIVEN ME THE STRENGTH TO MY TIRED FEET

WITH THEM I WALKED CITIES AND PUDDLES

BEACHES AND DESSERTS, MOUNTAINS AND PLANES

AND YOUR HOUSE, YOUR STREET AND YOUR COURTYARD

THANKS TO THE LIFE THAT HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH

I GAVE MY BEATING HEART

WHEN I LOOK THE FRUIT OF THE HUMANE BRAIN

WHEN I LOOK THE GOOD SO FAR FROM THE BAD

WHEN I LOOK INSIDE YOUR CLEAR EYES

THANKS TO THE LIFE THAT HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH

IT GAVE THE LAUGHTER AND THE CRIYING

SO I CAN DISTINGUISH HAPPINESS FROM SADNESS

BOTH MATERIALS THAT FORMS MY SONG

AND YOUR SONG THAT IS MINE TOO

AND THE SONG OF ALL WHICH IS MY OWN SONG

THANKS TO THE LIFE THAT HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH

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xiurell on 2008-12-09

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Translations of "Gracias a la vida"

English #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8

Finnish #1, #2

Italian #1, #2

Romanian #1, #2

Serbian #1, #2, #3

Turkish #1, #2

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