| Gracias a la vida
| Thanks to life
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| Que me ha dado tanto
| That has given me so much
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| Me dio dos luceros
| She gave me two lights
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| Que cuando los abro
| that when I open them
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| Perfecto distingo
| perfect distinguish
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| Lo negro del blanco
| The black of the white
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| Y en el alto cielo su fondo estrellado
| And in the high sky its starry background
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| Y en las multitudes, el hombre que yo amo
| And in the crowds, the man that I love
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| Gracias a la vida
| Thanks to life
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| Que me ha dado tanto
| That has given me so much
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| Me ha dado el oído
| He gave me the ear
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| Que en todo su ancho
| That in all its width
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| Graba noche y día
| Record night and day
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| Grillos y canarios
| crickets and canaries
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| Martillos, turbinas, ladridos, chubascos
| Hammers, turbines, barks, showers
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| Y la voz tan tierna de mi bienamado
| And the tender voice of my beloved
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| Gracias a la vida
| Thanks to life
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| Que me ha dado tanto
| That has given me so much
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| Me ha dado el sonido
| gave me the sound
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| Y el abecedario
| and the alphabet
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| Con él las palabras
| With him the words
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| Que pienso y declaro
| What do I think and declare
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| Madre, amigo, hermano, y luz alumbrando
| Mother, friend, brother, and light shining
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| La ruta del alma del que estoy amando
| The route of the soul of the one I'm loving
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| Gracias a la vida
| Thanks to life
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| Que me ha dado tanto
| That has given me so much
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| Me ha dado la marcha
| He has given me the go
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| De mis pies cansados
| of my tired feet
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| Con ellos anduve
| I walked with them
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| Ciudades y charcos
| cities and puddles
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| Playas y desiertos, montañas y llanos
| Beaches and deserts, mountains and plains
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| Y la casa tuya, tu calle y tu patio
| And your house, your street and your patio
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| Gracias a la vida
| Thanks to life
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| Que me ha dado tanto
| That has given me so much
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| Me dio el corazón
| gave me the heart
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| Que agita su marco
| That shakes your frame
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| Cuando miro el fruto
| when i look at the fruit
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| Del cerebro humano
| of the human brain
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| Cuando miro el bueno tan lejos del malo
| When I look at the good so far from the bad
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| Cuando miro el fondo de tus ojos claros
| When I look at the bottom of your clear eyes
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| Gracias a la vida
| Thanks to life
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| Que me ha dado tanto
| That has given me so much
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| Me ha dado la risa
| made me laugh
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| Y me ha dado el llanto
| And he has given me tears
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| Así yo distingo
| so I distinguish
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| Dicha de quebranto
| bliss of brokenness
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| Los dos materiales que forman mi canto
| The two materials that make up my song
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| Y el canto de ustedes que es el mismo canto
| And your song, which is the same song
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| Y el canto de todos que es mi propio canto
| And the song of all that is my own song
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| Gracias a la vida | Thanks to life |