Paroles et traduction Joan Baez - Gracias a La Vida

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 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

Thanks to life that has given me so much.
It gave me two eyes, that when I open them,
I can clearly distinguish black from white
And in the high sky its starry background
And in the crowds the man I love.

Thanks to life that has given me so much.
It has given me ears that to their fullest
Record night and day, crickets and canaries,
Hammers, turbines, barking, rainstorms,
And the so tender voice of my beloved.

Thanks to life that has given me so much.
It has given me the sound and the alphabet;
With it, the words that I think and speak:
Mother, friend, brother, and light illuminating
The path of the soul of the one I love.

Thanks to life that has given me so much.
It has given me the gait of my tired feet;
With them I have traveled 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 a heart that agitates its frame
When I look at the fruit of the human brain,
When I see 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 has given me laughter and has given me tears.
So I distinguish happiness from sorrow,
The two materials that form my song,
And your song that is my own song,
And the song of everyone that is my own song.
Thanks to life that has given me so much.