Dele Gracias A La Vida – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the poetic beauty of the Spanish language through this masterpiece. By listening to José José's soulful interpretation, you can learn evocative vocabulary related to the senses, emotions, and the celebration of existence, making it a perfect tool for those seeking to understand the depth of Spanish lyrical expression.

[English]

I know you are right

And that it is all true

That things are not going well

With so many hardships

That in the struggle to survive

One loses faith

That love alone isn't enough

To put food on the table

But, do not lose faith

Nor give up hope

Give thanks to life, my friend

Give thanks to the Lord

Give thanks to life, my friend

Because it could be worse

Give thanks to life for everything

For life is love

And it is not her fault

For everything that happened

Give thanks to life

For it is a gift from God

I know you are right

And that it is all true

That things are not going well

With so many hardships

That in the struggle to survive

One loses faith

That love alone isn't enough

To put food on the table

But, do not lose faith

Nor give up hope

Give thanks to life, my friend

Give thanks to the Lord

Give thanks to life, my friend

Because it could be worse

Give thanks to life for everything

For life is love

And it is not her fault

For everything that happened

Give thanks to life

For it is a gift from God

Give thanks to life, my friend

Give thanks to the Lord

Give thanks to life, my friend

Because it could be worse

Give thanks to life, my friend

Give thanks to the Lord

Give thanks to life, my friend

Because it could be worse

[Spanish]

Sé que tiene usted razón

Y que son puras verdades

Que las cosas no andan bien

Con tantas necesidades

Que en la lucha por vivir

Uno pierde la confianza

Que con el amor no alcanza

Para sentarse a comer

Pero, no pierda la fe

Ni abandone la esperanza

Déle gracias a la vida, compadre

Déle gracias al Señor

Déle gracias a la vida, comadre

Que podría ser peor

Déle gracias a la vida por todo

Que la vida es amor

Que ella no tiene la culpa

De todo lo que pasó

Déle gracias a la vida

Que es un regalo de Dios

Sé que tiene usted razón

Y que son puras verdades

Que las cosas no andan bien

Con tantas necesidades

Que en la lucha por vivir

Uno pierde la confianza

Que con el amor no alcanza

Para sentarse a comer

Pero, no pierda la fe

Ni abandone la esperanza

Déle gracias a la vida, compadre

Déle gracias al Señor

Déle gracias a la vida, comadre

Que podría ser peor

Déle gracias a la vida por todo

Que la vida es amor

Que ella no tiene la culpa

De todo lo que pasó

Déle gracias a la vida

Que es un regalo de Dios

Déle gracias a la vida, compadre

Déle gracias al Señor

Déle gracias a la vida, comadre

Que podría ser peor

Déle gracias a la vida, compadre

Déle gracias al Señor

Déle gracias a la vida, comadre

Que podría ser peor

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
razón ra-són A2	noun - reason, right, sense
verdades ber-da-des A1	noun - truths
necesidades ne-se-si-da-des A2	noun - needs, necessities
lucha lu-cha B1	noun - struggle, fight
confianza kon-fjan-sa B1	noun - trust, confidence
esperanza es-pe-ran-sa A2	noun - hope
compadre kom-pa-dre B2	noun - friend, godfather, buddy
comadre ko-ma-dre B2	noun - friend, godmother
regalo re-ga-lo A1	noun - gift, present
culpable kul-pa-ble A2	adjective - guilty, blameworthy
abandone a-ban-do-ne B1	verb - to abandon, to give up
peor pe-or A1	adjective - worse

Key Grammar Structures

• Sé que tiene usted razón

  ➔ Formal address (Usted)

  ➔ The use of "usted" indicates a formal register, showing respect towards the interlocutor.

• Que las cosas no andan bien

  ➔ Subordinate clause introduced by 'que'

  ➔ The conjunction "que" connects the main verb "sé" (I know) to the following clause.

• Que con el amor no alcanza

  ➔ Impersonal verb 'alcanzar'

  ➔ In this context, "alcanza" is used impersonally to mean 'to be enough'.

• No pierda la fe

  ➔ Imperative (formal 'usted' negative)

  ➔ The negative imperative for 'usted' is formed using the subjunctive present: "no pierda".

• Déle gracias a la vida

  ➔ Imperative with clitic pronoun

  ➔ The imperative "dé" is combined with the pronoun "le" (to him/her/you).

• Que podría ser peor

  ➔ Conditional tense

  ➔ "Podría" is the conditional form of "poder", used to express possibility.

• Que ella no tiene la culpa

  ➔ Idiomatic expression 'tener la culpa'

  ➔ The expression "tener la culpa" means 'to be to blame' or 'to be at fault'.

• Que es un regalo de Dios

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'que'

  ➔ The relative pronoun "que" refers back to "la vida" and introduces a descriptive clause.