Joan Baez - Gracias a La Vida

[mightymissk]

This is beautiful. What a lovely piece of music. I'm glad people have posted English translations of the lyrics--but in a sense they're not necessary. This song, with Joan's glorious voice leading us, is so uplifting, you don't even need to know what the words mean. Tears come to the eyes anyway. My heart beats faster anyway.

[azucaroendulzante]

Soy chilena, y creo que aunque es muy dificil que alguien logre dar una buena version de esta cancion que Violeta canta de manera tan desgarradora y desde sus entrañas, la version de Joan no es mala, de hecho es bonita solo que les sacaria esos "lalalalaala" que estan totalmente de mas, ya que en esta cancion lo mas importante es el contenido y la voz y la guitarra debiesen funcionar como las vias de conduccion de esas hermosisimas palabras.

[fastitube]

@azucaroendulzante Iba a comentar lo mismo, esos "lalalá" como que sobran.

[UFOVERS]

Szerencsés találkozás! Ha egy kivételesen szép zene, találkozik egy kiváló énekessel. :-) Örök élmény lesz belőle. 

[dickedmundo]

Me gustaria verla en vivo ya que a Violeta no la pude ver,Id like to se her ina live concert or just to see her at all because i culdnt see Violeta.este vido dedicoa mi hna Margoth....

[antonio53bari]

que lindo tema en castellano, el tema pertenece a  Violeta Parra, Chilena murio en los 60, tema netamente latinoamaericano

[msandisue]

@50 miguelsan - Thanks so much! I actually found a good translation on the video of the original done by Violeta Parra. I like the composer's version better than this one actually. - But the song is beautiful no matter who is sining it.

[ismadvm]

Que linda voz !

[msandisue]

I love this song! My Spanish is only so-so and I understand most of it but if anyone can post an English translation it would be much appreciated. I'm going to learn it to sing in a folk group I belong to and i want to be able to tell them what the words mean.

[50miguelsan]

@msandisue Here I send you my own free translation of the spanish lirics:

Let´s thanks to life , has given me so much

gave me two bright stars that, when I open them, I perfectly difference black from white, and the starry background of the far heaven. and inside the crowds, my love one man

Let´s thanks to life , has given me so much

she has given me the sounds and abc book

along with it, the words I think and declare .........

to be continued......

[50miguelsan]

@msandisue .......Mother, friend, brother and light, enlightening the route of the soul of my beloved one. Let´s thanks to life , has given me so much It has given me the steps of my tired feet With them I walked cities and puddles, Beaches and deserts, mountains and prairies And the house of yours , your street and your backyard. Let´s thanks to life , has given me so much gave me the heart, that shake its mantle when I see the achievements of the human mind

[50miguelsan]

When I see the good one so distant from bad one , When I see the bottom of your clear eyes. Let´s thanks to life , has given me so much It has given laughing and also tears, So I may distinguish joy from grief Both materials forming my singing And the singing of yours which is the same singing And everybody´s singing that is my own singing. Let´s thanks to life , Let´s thanks to life , Let´s thanks to life , has given me so much

[TinnitusBend]

1:26 - 1:31 Shakira... lol ^^'

[pontello3]

@TinnitusBend

lol....she's much better than the colombian blondinette! :)

[yusurija]

Me encanta Joan Baez, alguien sabe donde me puedo descargar esta canción pero esta misma versión porque he intentado bajarmela pero me salen otras canciones muy raras y me gusta esta, es muy bonita muxas gracias!

[enamorada1000veces]

@Ray0x0..bonita voz?? Canta bastante feo....pero bueno ...mejor escuchenla con la gran Mercedes Sosa...esa si cantaba!!

[Pedronomad2008]

La meilleure chanson jamais écrite par la main de l'Homme (de la femme)!!!

[Ray0X0]

Una de las voces femeninas más bellas que existen en la música popular. Cada una de sus interpretaciones es conmovedora y sensible, Joan me fascina...

[riggyqueen]

gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto! amen

[levadurin]

violeta por siempre!!!

[YoSoyZuri]

what a beautiful language ... Spanish!!

[truskita32]

This makes remember my dear mamy.

[Liqia]

@truskita32 Same thing to me. My mother introduced me to this song. =D

[Liqia]

@truskita32 Actually, I took the music from her original CD, converted ir to mp3, made the video and posted it here because I couldn't find this version of this song! This is a tribute to my mother, the one who gave me a life to be thankful for.

[oscarfu2000]

Violeta Parra era chilena, pero con esta canción inspiración ella se convirtió en ciudadana del mundo! Gracias Violeta, gracias Mercedes Sosa y gracias Joan Báez por interpretarla de una forma tan bella!

[wartener]

la mejor verdion despues de Violeta Parra

[cristobalito66]

¡Vaya voz más dulce! No creo que hable castellano pero lo que sí sé es que lo canta de puta madre.

[lomito1214]

@cristobalito66 como no va hablar castellano si es boliviana radicada de niña en EEUU.

[Joe4mBrownsvilleTx]

@lomito1214 nacio en NY y su papa es Mexicano, her mom is Scottish; nada que ver con Bolivia

[BrokenSouls]

Conozco que su padre fue hispánico, pero no conozco si Joan es hispánica también.

Estoy aprendiendo español ahora...Lo siento si mi gramática es mal...

[sitithesecond]

@BrokenSouls your Spanish is much better than mine! Joan's father was Mexican and her mother Scottish. So she has music in her genes from both sides.

[sirenitaelisa3]

Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto, ahora desde que te conocí....me lo ha dado todoooooo, todo mi amor, todoooooo

[luizcarlos1943]

Nice to meet you again, Joan. Where have you been?

[Itzeldirem]

La primera vez que escuche esta cancion fue con Tania Libertad -excelente tambien.

[robifox]

u know I heard an amazing version of this song, i can't remember who sang it, so powerful the vocal cords she sang could melt your soul away, I CANT remember who it was though

[amh18674]

Perhaps it was the version by Mercedes Sosa? Either way, her version is really good too, check it out!

[SourianteLH76]

Mercedes Sosa y Violeta Parra (who composed this song) have sang it. It is now part of the south-american "répertoire" !!! Personally, via E-Mule, I discovered up to 16 versions of this cancion !!!

[wartener]

@SourianteLH76 esta cación es de la cantante chilena Violeta Parra. Solo que Mercedes Sosa la hizo conocida. Puedes escuchar la versión directa de Violeta, a lo mejor ya la encontraste en you tube....es muy bonita escucharla directamente de ell...Violeta tiene muchas canciones hermosas....te recomiendo escuchar Volver a los 17....que la han cantado muchos famosos también..saludos de una chilena....

[leys0526]

Its great thanks

[fishing691]

Thank-you for this wonderful version of the song. I agree with you, it's actually the best one I have ever heard. In which album is it contained?

[Liqia]

Hey! This version of the song it's in an album recorded live, and it is called European Tour 1980. There are other great songs in this album, like Jari Ya Hammouda.

[Fatmob79]

Her father was Albert Baez, developer of the X-ray reflection microscope along with Paul Kirkpatrick.

[CuchoCastillo]

Really? Thanks for your comment, I has learn something different today...

[profecita]

I've been looking for this version! Thanks so much.

Andaba buscando esta versión! Mil gracias!

[hassfo]

muchos gracias....para ti , Ligia !!

[Liqia]

Gracias a todos, muitas gracias!

Fatmob79, thanks a lot for your information, I had no idea her father had done such great good to mankind.

Greetings from Brazil.

Abraços do Brasil.