El Condor Pasa..

Could You, please, translate this song in English...?I know English version and Italian version translated in English--two different translations and I feel that they are far away from the original...Peruvian...?
Thank You very much in advance for Your time and efforts..yours mb58

Hi! Well, I did a little research and there are definitely several versions of it. According to this, the original song is part of a Peruvian zarzuela written by Daniel Alomía Robles in 1913. And also according to wiki -and a couple of Peruvian websites I found- the song is based on a traditional love song written in Quechua:

Quechua:

Yaw kuntur llaqtay urqupi tiyaq
maymantam qawamuwachkanki,
kuntur, kuntur
apallaway llaqtanchikman, wasinchikman
chay chiri urqupi, kutiytam munani,
kuntur, kuntur.

Qusqu llaqtapim plazachallanpim
suyaykamullaway,
Machu Piqchupi Wayna Piqchupi
purikunanchikpaq.



Spanish:

Oh majestuoso Cóndor de los Andes,
llévame, a mi hogar, en los Andes,
Oh Cóndor.
Quiero volver a mi tierra querida y vivir
con mis hermanos Incas, que es lo que más añoro
oh Cóndor.

En el Cusco, en la plaza principal,
espérame
para que a Machu Picchu y Huayna Picchu
vayamos a pasear.



English translation based on the Spanish:

Oh majestuoso Cóndor de los Andes,
Oh majestic condor of the Andes
llévame, a mi hogar, en los Andes,
take me home, in the Andes,
Oh Cóndor.
oh condor,
Quiero volver a mi tierra querida y vivir
I want to go back to my beloved land and live
con mis hermanos Incas, que es lo que más añoro
with my Inca brothers, this is what I yearn for most
oh Cóndor.
oh condor

En el Cusco, en la plaza principal,
In Cusco, at the main square
espérame
wait for me
para que a Machu Picchu y Huayna Picchu
vayamos a pasear.
so that we can go for a stroll
in Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu


http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_c%C3%B3ndor_pasa

http://www.acuarela.se/ElCondorPasa.htm

http://elcondorpasaperu.blogspot.com/


PS. I'm not Peruvian, so I can't guarantee what I found is completely right... hopefully some Peruvian member can confirm (or correct) it

Thank You, Citlalli...Thank You...
All the best...mb58

You're welcome All the best for you too!