Gracias a la Vida ... que me ha dado tanto ...

One of the most well'-known and popular Latin American folk songs is Gracias a la Vida. The Spanish-language song was first made famous in the English'-language world by American singer Joan Baez who also sings many fairly great folk songs in English, like We Shall Overcome. Gracias a la Vida 'was originally composed by a Chilean musician and songwriter Violeta Parra (1917'-1967) who was a progressive activist.