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El Condor Pasa (If I Could) - Simon & Garfunkel (Meaning and Lyrics Explained) ✦✦✧

19m | Feb 10, 2021

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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

INTERPRETATION:

(16:19) Interpretation of song meaning

(18:44) Need English lessons? I'm your teacher!

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