Mercedes Sosa - Gracias A La Vida

¡Feliz Día de Gracias!

Wait--this was supposed to go on my blog for my AP Spanish classes!  Oops!  I decided to use this song sung by Mercedes Sosa from Argentina, based on the poem of the same name written by the Chilean poet Violeta Parra.  Good fit for Thanksgiving time....Might as well post the lyrics below so you can understand!
I'll have to give some thought about what I'm grateful for this year...there's lots, I just have to sort it out.

source: http://lyricstranslate.com Gracias a la vida Thanks to life, which has given me so much. It gave me two stars, which when I open them, Perfectly distinguish black from white And in the tall sky its starry backdrop, And within the multitudes the one that I love. Thanks to life, which has given me so much. It gave me hearing that, in all of its reach Records night and day crickets and canaries, Hammers and turbines, bricks and 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 I think and declare: “Mother,” “Friend,” “Brother” and light shining down on The road of the soul of the one I'm loving. Thanks to life, which has given me so much. It gave me the steps of my tired feet. With them I have traversed cities and puddles Valleys and deserts, mountains and plains. And your house, your street and your garden. Thanks to life, which has given me so much. It gave me this heart that shakes its frame, When I see the fruit of the human brain, When I see good so far from evil, When I look into the depth of your light eyes… Thanks to life, which has given me so much. It gave me laughter and it gave me tears. With them I distinguish happiness from pain The two elements that make up my song, And your song, as well, which is the same song. And everyone’s song, which is my very song.