If I Could

"El Cóndor Pasa"  is an orchestral musical piece by the Peruvian composer Daniel Alomía Robles, written in 1913 and based on traditional Andean music, specifically folk music from Peru.

Since then, it has been estimated that, around the world, more than 4,000 versions of the melody have been produced, along with 300 sets of lyrics. In 2004, Peru declared this song to be a part of their national cultural heritage. This song is now considered the second national anthem of Peru.

In 1970, the Aemrican pop dual Simon & Garfunkel recorded the Los Incas version, adding English lyrics,  under the song name "El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)".

iCurious is an ID of a veteran photographer well known in WenXueCity. In the earlier stage of his photographic career he spent 3 years touring many parts of China on a bicycle  and became the first Chinese bicycle-travel photographer around China, had shot over 30 thousand frames of films in the journey. iCurious and I once had a talk from the music El Cóndor Pasa to Mayan culture which shows evidences of relation with Chinese origin. He then came up with the idea of making a MV of El Cóndor Pasa(If I could) using his photographic and video works  and invited me to sing.

El Cóndor Pasa is a Spanish phrase ， English literal translation:  The condor happens
漢語為： 禿鷹飛過， 我們通常叫這首曲子：瑪雅神鷹、

Here is the final work: 

Producer & photographer: iCurious

El Cóndor Pasa If I Could , Cover by 移花接木   

 

El cóndor pasa (If I Could)

Song by Simon & Garfunkel

 

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

 

 

I want to try the Spanish pronounciation of "El cóndor pasa" myself.  

In the audio below, the first reading is recorded from google translation，

the second is my try. Want to give a try ? record and include yours in your reply to this thread.