Gracias A La Vida Lyrics in English Mercedes Sosa
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Gracias A La Vida by Mercedes Sosa from Spanish to English.
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Thank you to the life you've given me so much
Me dio dos luceros que cuando los abro
It gave me two lights that when I opened them
Perfecto distingo lo negro del blanco
Perfect distinguishing black from white
Y en el alto cielo su fondo estrellado
And in the high sky its starry bottom
Y en las multitudes el hombre que yo amo
And in the crowds the man I love
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Thank you to the life you've given me so much
Me ha dado el oído que en todo su ancho
It has given me the ear that in all its width
Graba noche y día grillos y canarios
Record night and day crickets and canaries
Martirios, turbinas, ladridos, chubascos
Martyrdoms, turbines, barking, showers
Y la voz tan tierna de mi bien amado
And the tender voice of my beloved
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Thank you to the life you've given me so much
Me ha dado el sonido y el abecedario
He gave me the sound and the alphabet
Con él, las palabras que pienso y declaro
With him, the words I think and declare
Madre, amigo, hermano
Mother, friend, brother
Y luz alumbrando la ruta del alma del que estoy amando
And light illuminating the path of the soul I'm loving
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Thank you to the life you've given me so much
Me ha dado la marcha de mis pies cansados
It's given me the march of my tired feet
Con ellos anduve ciudades y charcos
With them I walked cities and puddles
Playas y desiertos, montañas y llanos
Beaches and deserts, mountains and plains
Y la casa tuya, tu calle y tu patio
And your house, your street and your yard
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Thank you to the life you've given me so much
Me dio el corazón que agita su marco
It gave me the heart that stirred his frame
Cuando miro el fruto del cerebro humano
When I look at the fruit of the human brain
Cuando miro el bueno tan lejos del malo
When I look at the good so far from the bad
Cuando miro el fondo de tus ojos claros
When I look at the bottom of your clear eyes
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Thank you to the life you've given me so much
Me ha dado la risa y me ha dado el llanto
He laughed at me and gave me the cry
Así yo distingo dicha de quebranto
So I distinguish bliss from broken
Los dos materiales que forman mi canto
The two materials that make up my song
Y el canto de ustedes que es el mismo canto
And the singing of you that is the same song
Y el canto de todos que es mi propio canto
And everyone's singing that's my own singing
Gracias a la vida, gracias a la vida
Thanks to life, thanks to life
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Violeta Parra Sandoval
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