El Condor Pasa Sheet Music Simon and Garfunkel

Lyrics El Condor Pasa Simon and Garfunkel

El Condor Pasa

(If I Could)”

I’d rather be a sparrow than a snail
Yes, I would
If I could
I surely would

I’d rather be a hammer than a nail
Yes, I would
If I only could
I surely would

Away, I’d rather sail away
Like a swan that’s here and gone
A man gets tied up to the ground
He gives the world its saddest sound
It’s saddest sound

I’d rather be a forest than a street
Yes, I would
If I could
I surely would

I’d rather feel the earth beneath my feet
Yes, I would
If I only could
I surely would
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“El Condor Pasa’” is an orchestral musical piece from the zarzuela El Cóndor Pasa by the Peruvian composer Daniel Alomía Robles, written in 1913 and based on traditional Andean music, specifically folk music from Peru and Bolivia. Since then, it has been estimated that around the world, more than 4000 versions of the melody have been produced, along with 300 sets of lyrics. In 2004, Peru declared this song as part of the national cultural heritage. This song is now considered the second national anthem of Peru.

It is the best-known Peruvian song to anglo-centric radio play due to a 1970 cover by Simon & Garfunkel on their Bridge over Troubled Water album. Their version is called “El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
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Spanish Version
El condor de los andes desperto
con la luz de un feliz amaneser
mmmmmm…sus alas lentamente despego
y bajo al rio azul para beber
mmmmm…tras el la tierra se cubrio
de verdos, de amor, y paz
tras el el prado floresio y el sol broto en el trigal
mmmmm…el condor al pasar me dijo a mi
sigeme mas aya y tu veras
mmmmm…en la espalda del condor me sente
y a volar cada vez mas el cielo alcansar
mmmmm…mirar mirar hacia la tierra
tan distinto de lo que vi
fronteras no se pueden ver
todo el mundo desde hay
es lo que vi
mmmmmm….el condor de los andes desendio
al llegar un feliz amaneser
mmmmm…el condor al igual se desperto
repitio su sobre l rebaño
todos iguales
mmmm…tras el la tierra se cubrio
de verdor, de amor y paz
tras el el prado floresio y el sol broto en el trigal
en el trigal
mmmm…..
mmmmmm…..
mmmmm…..
 

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