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,
Martillos, 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 àl 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 dió el corazón que agita su marco
Cuando miro el fruto del cerebro humano,
Cuando miro al bueno tan lejos del malo,
Cuando miro al 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 mi mismo canto,
Y el canto de todos que es mi propio canto.
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto.

Thanks to life that has given me so much
It has given me two eyes, that when I open them
I clearly distinguish the black from the white
And in the infinite sky, its starry depths,
And from the crowds of people, the friend that I love.

Thanks to life that has given me so much
It has given me hearing that in all its breadth
Night and day records crickets and canaries,
Hammers, turbines, barking, splashes,
And the tender voice of my loved one.

Thanks to life that has given me so much
It has given me sound and the alphabet
And with it the words to think and speak
Mother, friend, sister, and the light that brightens
The path of the soul of my loved one.

Thanks to life that has given me so much
It has kept my tired feet walking
With them I walked through the cities and the puddles,
Beaches and deserts, mountains and plains
And to your house, your street and your courtyard.

Thank you 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 that has given me so much
It has given me laughter and it has given me tears
With them I can tell the difference between joy and pain,
The two things that make up my song,
And your song, as well, which is my song,
And everyone’s song, which is my very song.
Thanks to life that has given me so much