Gracias a la vida [English translation]

Thanks to life,

which has given me so much.

It gave me two beams of light,

that when I open them,

I perfectly distinguish

black from white

And in the sky above,

her starry backdrop,

And within the multitude

The person that I love.

Thanks to life,

which has given me so much.

It gave me an ear

that in all of its width

Records night and day

crickets and canaries,

Hammers and turbines

bricks , storms,

And the tender voice

of my beloved.

Thanks to life,

which has given me so much.

It gave me sound

and the alphabet.

With them the words

that I think and declare:

"Mother," "Friend," "Brother"

and the light shining.

The route of the soul

from which I am loving.

Thanks to life,

which has given me so much.

It gave me the ability to walk

with my tired feet.

With them I have traversed

cities and puddles

Valleys and deserts,

mountains and plains.

And your house,

your street and your patio.

Thanks to life,

which has given me so much.

It gave me a heart,

that causes my frame ,

When I see the fruit

of the human brain,

When I see good

so far from bad,

When I watch in the deepness

of your clear eyes...

Thanks to life,

which has given me so much.

It gave me laughter

and it gave me longing.

With them I distinguish

happiness and pain

The two materials

which build my song

And your song, as well,

which is the same song.

And everyone's song,

which is my very song.

Thanks to life

which has given me so much.