I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail,
Yes, I would,
If I could,
I surely would . . . hmm
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail,
Yes, I would,
If I only could,
I surely would . . . hmm
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 it's saddest sound,
It's saddest sound . . . hmm
I'd rather be a forest than a street,
Yes, I would,
If I could,
I surely would . . . hmm
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet,
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 it's saddest sound,
It's saddest sound . . .
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet,
Yes, I would,
If I only could,
I surely would . . .
Yes I would . . .
El Condor Pasa (03:33)
El Condor Pasa arranged and performed on 12 string guitar by Ed Kihm. El Cóndor Pasa is a song from
the zarzuela El Cóndor Pasa by the Peruvian composer Daniel Alomía Robles written in 1913 and
based on traditional Andean folk tunes. It is possibly the best-known Peruvian song worldwide due to
a cover version by Simon & Garfunkel in 1970 on their Bridge Over Troubled Water album, which is
called El Condor Pasa (If I Could). Paul Simon used the instumental version of Los Incas as the
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