Simon & Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel & Los Incas
Simon & Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel
While touring in Paris, Paul Simon heard the Peruvian ensemble Los Incas play “El Cóndor Pasa” (“The condor goes by”, or “flies past”; a song from the 1913 zarzuela (musical play) of the same name by Peruvian composer Daniel Alomía Robles). He liked the tune and asked if he could supply English ly...
[Verse 1: Paul Simon]
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
Yes I would
If I could
I surely would
[Verse 2: Paul Simon]
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
Yes I would
If I only could
I surely would
[Bridge: Art Garfunkel]
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
Its saddest sound
[Verse 3: Paul Simon]
I'd rather be a forest than a street
Yes I would
If I could
I surely would
[Verse 4: Paul Simon]
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
Yes I would
If I only could
I surely would
El Condor Pasa (If I Could) was written by Daniel Alomía Robles.
El Condor Pasa (If I Could) was produced by Roy Halee & Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon.
Simon & Garfunkel released El Condor Pasa (If I Could) on Mon Jan 26 1970.