Gracias, Guitarra
Atahualpa Yupanqui
Thank You, Guitar
(Because in my monkey years
Without knowing love, I loved you)
Because you came into my life
Bringing me hope
Because together we started
Climbing the tough hill
Together in the good times
Together in the bad times
That's why tonight
I say: thank you, guitar!
(For the lesson you gave me
That instead of crying, I should sing)
For the love of the land
For the song you adorned
Maybe because in my fire pit
There are more ashes than coals
And to talk to you
Words aren't needed
That's why tonight
I say: thank you, guitar!
(If once I felt like a cowboy
And wrapped my blanket around my arm)
If again, in defeat
Misfortune chased me down
If walking through life
The thorn pricked me, sharp
If in a corner of tenderness
Love healed my wounds
That's why tonight
I say: thank you, guitar!
