Original
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 el las palabras que pienso y declaro
Madre, amigo, hermano y luz alumbrando
La ruta del alma la 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 el bueno tan lejos del malo
Cuando miro el 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 el mismo canto
Y el canto de todos que es mi propio canto

English Translation
THANKS TO LIFE

Thanks to life, which has given me so much
He gave me two stars that when I open them
Perfect I distinguish black from white
And in the high sky its starry background
And in the crowds the woman that I love

Thanks to life, which has given me so much
I have heard that in all its width
record night and day
Crickets and canaries, hammers, turbines
Barks, showers
And the voice so tender of my well loved

Thanks to life, which has given me so much
He has given me the sound and the alphabet
With him the words that I think and declare
Mother, friend, brother and light shining
The path of the soul that I am loving

Thanks to life, which has given me so much
It has given me the march of my tired feet
With them I walked cities and puddles
Beaches and deserts, mountains and plains
And your house, your street and your yard

Thanks to life, which has given me so much
He gave me the heart that waves his frame
When I look at the fruit of the human brain
When I look at the good so far from the bad
When I look at the bottom of your clear eyes

Thanks to life, which has given me so much
It has given me laughter and it has given me tears
Thus I distinguish joy from brokenness
The two materials that make up my song

And the song of you that is the same song
And everyone's song that is my own song