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Gracias a la vida

Violeta Parra
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INGLESE / ENGLISH / INGLÉS [2]
THANKS TO LIFETHANKS TO LIFE
Thanks to Life, which has given me so much
It gave me two eyes which, when I open them,
clearly tell black from white
And in the sky, the background of stars
And in the multitudes, the one that I love.
Thanks to life, which has given me so much.
It gave me two beams of light, that when opened,
Can perfectly distinguish black from white
And in the sky above, her starry backdrop,
And from within the multitude
The one that I love.
Thanks to Life, which has given me so much
It has given me hearing with all its range
Which records, night and day, crickets and canaries
Hammers, fans, barking, downpours
And the tender voice of my loved one.
Thanks to life, which has given me so much.
It gave me an ear that, in all of its width
Records— night and day—crickets and canaries,
Hammers and turbines and bricks and storms,
And the tender voice of my beloved.
Thanks to Life, which has given me so much
It has given me voice and alphabet
And the words that I think and speak:
Mother, friend, brother, and shining light
The road to the heart of the one I'm loving.
Thanks to life, which has given me so much.
It gave me sound and the alphabet.
With them the words that I think and declare:
"Mother," "Friend," "Brother" and the light shining.
The route of the soul from which comes love.
Thanks to Life, which has given me so much
It has given me the steps of my tired feet
With which I walked through cities and puddles
Beaches and deserts, mountains and plains
And your house, your street, and your patio.
Thanks to life, which has given me so much.
It gave me the ability to walk with my tired feet.
With them I have traversed cities and puddles
Valleys and deserts, mountains and plains.
And your house, your street and your patio.
Thanks to Life, which has given me so much
It gave me the heart that shakes its own frame
When I see the fruit of the human mind
When I see the good, so far from the bad
When I see the depths of your clear eyes.
Thanks to life, which has given me so much.
It gave me a heart, that causes my frame to shudder,
When I see the fruit of the human brain,
When I see good so far from bad,
When I see within the clarity of your eyes...
Thanks to Life, which has given me so much
It has given me laughter and it has given me tears
Thus I distinguish happiness from sorrow
The two materials that form my song
And your song, which is the same song
And the song of everyone, which is my own song.
Thanks to life, which has given me so much.
It gave me laughter and it gave me longing.
With them I distinguish happiness and pain—
The two materials from which my songs are formed,
And your song, as well, which is the same song.
And everyone's song, which is my very song.
Thanks to Life, which has given me so much.Thanks to life


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