El Condor Pasa (If I Could) - Simon & Garfunkel (Meaning and Lyrics Explained) ✦✦✧
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Now, let's improve your English with music as I explain the lyrics and meaning of the song "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" by Simon and Garfunkel.
Lyrics Difficulty: ✦✦✧
EXPLANATION:
(00:22) Introduction to "El Condor Pasa"
VERSE ONE:
(01:32) I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
(03:55) Yes I would, If I could, I surely would
CHORUS:
(04:35) Away, I'd rather sail away
(05:59) Like a swan that's here and gone
(07:31) A man gets tied up to the ground
(10:32) He gives the world its saddest sound
VERSE TWO, THREE, FOUR:
(12:07) I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
(13:52) I'd rather be a forest than a street
(14:52) I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
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