Nana Mouskouri — Gracias A La Vida song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Gracias A La Vida" by Nana Mouskouri.
Lyrics
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 el hombre 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
Martirios, turbinas, ladridos, chubascos
Y la voz tan tierna de mi bien amado
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Me ha dado el sonido y el abecedario
Con él, las palabras que pienso y declaro
Madre, amigo, hermano
Y luz alumbrando la ruta del alma del 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
Gracias a la vida, gracias a la vida
Lyrics translation
Thanks to the life you've 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 man I love
Thanks to the life you've given me so much
He has given me the ear that in all its breadth
Record night and day crickets and canaries
Martyrs, turbines, barks, showers
And the tender voice of my beloved
Thanks to the life you've given me so much
He gave me the sound and the alphabet
With him, the words I think and declare
Mother, friend, brother
And light illuminating the path of the soul I'm loving
Thanks to the life you've given me so much
It has given me the gait 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 the life you've given me so much
He gave me the heart that shakes 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 the life you've given me so much
He gave me the laugh and he gave me the cry
Thus do I distinguish bliss from breaking
The two materials that make up my song
And the song of you that is the same song
And the singing of all that is my own singing
Thanks to life, thanks to life