El Condor pasa – The Condor Passes -- this is the introductory info I give when I perform El condor pasa, which means "The condor passes."
This mournful song is about the near-disappearance of the sacred Andean Condor, now an endangered species. It has wingspan 10 feet, the largest land bird in the world. The final verse refers to Huayna Picchu Mountain and Machu Picchu, located in Peru situated in the Cusco Region. There is a Temple do Condor there. The music was written in 1913 by the Peruvian composer Daniel Alomía Robles, and based on traditional Andean folk tunes. The original lyrics are by Julio Baudouin. There are now about 400 of versions of the melody and about 300 sets of lyrics, including Paul Simon's lyrics, which are unrelated to the condor.   This song is now considered the second national anthem of Peru.

I'm posting the English translation of lyrics as I have set them to the beat. I checked with my Latin Song class teacher, who says the translation I found is completely accurate. I'm still trying to track down the lyricist for the version I'll post -- I do not know if these are the original lyrics are by Julio Baudouin.