| Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
| Thanks to life, which has given me so much
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| Me dio dos luceros, que cuando los abro
| He gave me two stars, that when I open them
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| Perfecto distingo lo negro del blanco
| Perfect I distinguish black from 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, que me ha dado tanto
| Thanks to life, which has given me so much
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| Me dio el corazón, que agita su marco
| He gave me the heart, which shakes its frame
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| Cuando miro el fruto, del cerebro humano
| When I look at the fruit, 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 que me ha dado tanto
| Thanks to life, which has given me so much
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| Me ha dado la risa y me ha dado el llanto
| He has given me laughter and he has given me tears
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| Así yo distingo dicha de quebranto
| This is how I distinguish happiness from brokenness
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| Los dos materiales, que forman mi canto
| The two materials, which form 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 everyone's song that is my own song
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| Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto | Thanks to life, which has given me so much |