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 días, 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 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

[Verse 1]
Thank you to life, that has given me so much
It has given me two bright stars that when they are shown
I can perfectly distinguish black from white
And on the sky, their big starry sky
And in the crowd, the man that I love

[Verse 2]
Thank you to life, that has given me so much
It has given me the ear that in all its width
Every night and day
Crickets and canaries, hammers, turbines
Barks, rain
And the very sweet voice of my good lover

[Verse 3]
Thank you to life, that has given me so much
It has given me sound and the alphabet
Which came with words that I think and proclaim
A mother, a friend, a brothеr, and a shining light
The route to the soul of thе one that I love

[Verse 4]
Thank you to life, that has given me so much
It has given me the stride of my tired feet
With which I walked through cities and puddles
Beaches and deserts, mountains and plains
And the house of yours, your street and your backyard

[Verse 5]
Thank you to life, that has given me so much
It gave me the heart that beats in its frame
When I look at the fruits of the human brain
When I look at the good, that is far from the bad
When I look at the bottom of your clear eyes

[Verse 6]
Thank you to life, that has given me so much
It has given me laughter and it has given me crying
So I can distinguish blessings from brokenness
The two ingredients that make up my chants
And your chants, that are the same chants
And everyone's chants, that are my own chants

[Outro]
Thank you to life