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​gracias a la vida

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​gracias a la vida Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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

[Verse 2]
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Me ha dado el oído que en todo su ancho
Cada noche y día, grillos y canarios
Martillos, turbinas, ladridos, chubascos
Y la voz tan tierna de mi bien amado

[Verse 3]
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Me ha dado el sonido y el abecedario
Con él, las palabras que pienso y declaro
Madre, amigo, hermano y luz alumbrando
La ruta del alma del que estoy amando

[Verse 4]
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
[Verse 5]
Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
Me dio el corazón que agita su marco
Cuando miro el fruto del cerebro humano
Cuando miro el bueno tan lejos del malo
Cuando miro el fondo de tus ojos claros

[Verse 6]
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 el mismo canto
Y el canto de todos que es mi propio canto

[Outro]
Gracias a la vida

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Gracias a la vida, which means ‘thanks to life’ in Spanish, the final track off Kacey Musgraves’s fourth studio album star-crossed, is her cover of Chilean singer Violeta Parra’s iconic 1966 song of the same name.

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It was written by Violeta Parra, and I just think it’s kind of astounding that she wrote that song. It was on her last release, and then she committed suicide. And this was basically, in a sense, her suicide note to the world, saying, “Thank you, life. You have given me so much. You’ve given me the beautiful and the terrible, and that has made up my song.” Then you have Mercedes Sosa, who rerecords the song. Rereleases it. It finds new life. And then here I am. I’m this random Texan girl. I’m in Nashville. I’m out in outer space. I’m on a mushroom trip. And this song finds me in that state and inspires me to record it. It keeps reaching through time and living on, and I wanted to apply that sonically to the song, too.

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Acoustic Guitar
Recorded At
Sound Emporium Studios; Royal Plum Studio & North Star Studio (Nashville, TN)
Release Date
September 10, 2021
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