"El Cóndor Pasa" is a Spanish phrase. Its literally translation to English is "The Condor Passes", but is perhaps better interpreted as "The Flight of the Condor".
It denotes the spirit of freedom. It is about being in control of your life. Like while the snail is slow and stuck to the ground, the sparrow is swift and free and can fly to places it wants to reach.
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What is the first English song you ever heard (not counting "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" 
)?
Mine was at university time. It was an evening of a hot summer day, and the campus was full of students holding books wandering around. I was on my way to the classroom, and all of a sudden, I heard a beautiful song from a radio held by a student near the road. "Do you mind me asking what are you listening to?" She looked up at me and said: "it's Voice of America."
So please allow me to present this beautiful song by Simon & Garfunkel, with the same title as today's APAD (with lyrics below):
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
Its 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
