我听到第一首英文歌儿是大学时一次去晚自习，路边一位同学收音机里放出动听的歌声，问她在听什么，她回答：美国之音。歌儿见下

我在美坛用这首歌儿的歌名做过一次每日一语（APAD, 可以点开看):

 APAD: El Cóndor Pasa [美语世界] - 最西边的岛上(8055 bytes ) 2025-01-31

当时是喜欢这首歌儿的民歌旋律，知道歌词以后，更喜欢的是歌词内容

 

 

 

歌词见下

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