Joan Baez - Gracias a La Vida

This video is actually a song written by Violeta Parra, and sang by Joan Baez during an European Tour she performed in 1980. I consider this one of the most beautiful versions of this song, even better than other versions performed by Joan Baez herself. I dedicate this post to everyone that despite having problems in life, being sad or in trouble, are trying to move on and get better. This song means a lot to me, and everyone should listen to it and pay attention to the lyric, because being thankfull for what you have is the best way to feel good about yourself, and find the strengh is takes to get even better. I specially dedicate this song to a few friends of mine: Polli, Sabrina, Januário, Badan, Eládio, Gabriel (viva Barcelona!), Raimundo, Cristiane and Leo W.. I really love you all, a lot! Thank you for everything.

Este vídeo é na verdade uma música escrita por Violeta Parra, e cantada por Joan Baez durante uma turnê européia que ela fez em 1980. Eu considero esta uma das mais belas versões desta música, melhor até do que outras versões cantadas pela própria Joan Baez. Eu dedico este "post" a todos aqueles que, apesar dos problemas, da tristeza e de outras questões, estão tentando melhorar e ficar bem. Essa música significa muito pra mim, e todos deveriam ouvi-la e prestar atenção na letra, pois ser grato pelo que se tem é a melhor forma de se sentir bem consigo mesmo, e encontrar a força necessária para se sentir ainda melhor. Eu dedico esta música especialmente a alguns amigos meus: Polli, Sabrina, Januário, Badan, Eládio, Gabriel (viva Barcelona!), Raimundo, Cristiane e Leo. Amo muito todos vocês. Obrigada por tudo. =)

I apoligeze to my latin-american brothers and sisters for not knowing how to speak/write in Spanish.
Peço desculpas aos irmãos e irmãs latino-americanos por não saber falar/escrever em espanhol.

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 sonido y el abecedario;
Con el 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 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 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 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 propio canto

Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto!!!

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• La
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• Violeta
• Parra

[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.

[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.

[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.

[Fatmob79]

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

[fastitube]

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

[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.

[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.

[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

[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]

@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......