Paroles et traduction Joan Baez - Gracias a La Vida - Live

Gracias a La Vida - Live

Gracias A La Vida
(Violeta Parra)
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 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 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.

Thanks to Life - Live

Thank You to Life
(Violeta Parra)
Thanks to life that has given me so much.
It gave me two eyes, that when I open them,
I perfectly distinguish between black and white
And in the high sky its starry background
And in the crowds the man that I love.
Thanks to life that has given me so much.
It gave me the ears that in all their range
Record night and day, crickets and canaries,
Hammers, turbines, barking, downpours,
And the soft voice of my beloved.
Thanks to life that has given me so much.
It gave me the sound and the alphabet;
With it the words that I think and declare:
Mother, friend, brother, and light illuminating
The soul's path of the one I'm loving.
Thanks to life that has given me so much.
It gave me the march of my tired feet;
With them I've 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 stirs its frame
When I look at the fruit of the human brain,
When I look at the good so far from the bad,
When I look into the depths of your clear eyes.
Thanks to life that has given me so much.
It gave me the laughter and it gave me the tears.
Thus I distinguish happiness from sorrow,
The two materials that form my song,
And the song of you which is my same song,
And the song of all which is my own song.
Thanks to life that has given me so much.