El Condor Pasa

Peruvian folk song El Cóndor Pasa which means condor passes was originally written by Daniel Alomía Robles as an orchestral play known as Zarzuela. Zarzuela is A form of Spanish musical theatre. The original zarzuela of El Cóndor Pasa speaks of a group of Andean miners exploited by their boss. A cóndor, who watches them from above, becomes a symbol of freedom.