Thanks to life that has given me so much
 Gave me two stars and when I open them
 Perfectly distinguishing between black and white
 And in the high sky, the starry background
 And in the crowd, the man I love.

 Thanks to life that has given me so much
 Gave me hearing, which in all its breadth
 It records night and day, crickets and canaries,
 Hammers, turbines, barks, showers
 And the tender voice of my beloved.

 Thanks to life that has given me so much
 Gave me the sound and the alphabet
 And with it the words I think and declare
 Mother, friend, brother and shining light
 The route of the soul of the one I love.

 Thanks to life that has given me so much
 Gave me the gait of my weary feet
 With them I walked through cities and puddles
 Beaches and deserts, mountains and plains
 And for your house, your street and your backyard.

 Thanks to life that has given me so much
 Gave me the heart that shakes the frame
 When I look at the fruit of the human brain
 When I look at the good so far from the bad
 When I look deep into your clear eyes.

 Thanks to life that has given me so much
 That gave me smiles and tears
 This is how I differentiate happiness from sadness
 The two materials that form my song
 And your song, which is the same song
 And everyone's song, which is my own song.

– Violeta Parra