Dele Gracias A La Vida – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of the Spanish language through José José's emotive delivery in 'Dele Gracias A La Vida.' This song is perfect for learners to practice poetic vocabulary related to gratitude and emotion, while experiencing one of the most iconic voices in Latin music history.

[English]

I know you are right

And that it's all the truth

That things aren't going well

With so many needs

That in the struggle to survive

One loses confidence

That love alone isn't enough

To sit down and have a meal

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 dear

Because it could be worse

Give thanks to life for everything

For life is love

And she is not to blame

For everything that happened

Give thanks to life

For it is a gift from God

...

I know you are right

And that it's all the truth

That things aren't going well

With so many needs

That in the struggle to survive

One loses confidence

That love alone isn't enough

To sit down and have a meal

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 dear

Because it could be worse

Give thanks to life for everything

For life is love

And she is not to blame

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 dear

Because it could be worse

Give thanks to life, my friend

Give thanks to the Lord

Give thanks to life, my dear

Because it could be worse

Give thanks to life, my friend

Give thanks to the Lord

...

[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

Déle gracias a la vida, compadre

Déle gracias al Señor

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
razón raˈson A2	noun - reason, rightness
verdades berˈðaðes A1	noun - truths
necesidades neseθiˈðaðes A2	noun - needs, necessities
lucha ˈlutʃa A2	noun - fight, struggle
confianza konˈfjanθa A2	noun - trust, confidence
esperanza espeˈranθa A2	noun - hope
compadre komˈpaðɾe B2	noun - friend, companion, godfather
peor peˈor A1	adjective - worse
regalo reˈɣalo A1	noun - gift, present
culpa ˈkulpa A2	noun - blame, fault
vivir biˈβiɾ A1	verb - to live
sentarse senˈtaɾse A1	verb - to sit down
perder peɾˈðeɾ A1	verb - to lose
abandonar aβanðoˈnaɾ B1	verb - to abandon, to give up
comer koˈmeɾ A1	verb - to eat

Key Grammar Structures

• Sé que tiene usted razón

  ➔ Formal address (Usted)

  ➔ The use of "usted" instead of "tú" indicates a formal tone of respect between the speaker and the listener.

• Que las cosas no andan bien

  ➔ Subordinate clause with 'que' (conjunction)

  ➔ The word "que" acts as a conjunction connecting the verb "sé" (I know) to the fact being stated.

• Uno pierde la confianza

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun 'Uno'

  ➔ "Uno" is used here to mean 'one' or 'a person' in a general, impersonal sense.

• Que con el amor no alcanza

  ➔ Verb 'alcanzar' (to be enough)

  ➔ In this context, "no alcanza" means 'it is not enough' or 'it doesn't suffice'.

• No pierda la fe

  ➔ Negative command (Imperative formal)

  ➔ The verb "pierda" is the formal imperative of "perder", used to give advice.

• Déle gracias a la vida

  ➔ Imperative + Indirect Object Pronoun

  ➔ The suffix "-le" attaches to the verb "dé" to represent 'to her' (the life).

• Que podría ser peor

  ➔ Conditional tense

  ➔ The verb "podría" indicates possibility or hypothesis ('it could be worse').

• Que es un regalo de Dios

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que'

  ➔ The verb "es" (ser) is used here to define a fundamental characteristic of life.