Текст и перевод песни Chavela Vargas - 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
La mujer 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 amada

Gracias a la vida
Que me ha dado tanto
Me ha dado el sonido
Y el abecedario
Con él la palabra
Que pienso y declaro

Padre, amigo, hermano
Irnos alumbrando
La gruta del alma
De aquella que amo

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 mi propio canto
Y el canto de todos
Que es mi propio campo

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 bright eyes
That when I open them
I can clearly distinguish
Black from white

And in the high Heavens
Its starry background
And in the crowds
The woman I love

Thanks to Life
That has given me so much
It gave me my hearing
In all its fullness
Records night and day
Crickets and canaries

Hammers, turbines
Barking, downpours
And the tender voice
Of my beloved

Thanks to Life
That has given me so much
It has given me sound
And the alphabet
With it the word
That I think and declare

Father, friend, brother
May we illuminate
The heart's cave
Of the one I love

Thanks to Life
That has given me so much
It gave me laughter
And it gave me tears
So I can distinguish
Joy from sorrow

The two materials
That make up my song
And the song of you
Which is my own song
And the song of everyone
Which is my own field

Thanks to Life
That has given me so much