El cóndor pasa (Spanish for The condor passes/flies) was originally an instrumental composition by Daniel Alomía Robles. The decision was quickly text when written byJulio Baudoin. It was processed in Robles ' zarzuela with the same title. The design is based on a Peruvian folk song from the 18th century that about another bird goes."Soy la paloma que perdió el nido" (I'm a pigeon that lost its nest) was the basis. The opera had as theme the struggle between the local population consisting of Indiansand their overlords in Cerro de Pasco. The two birds stand for the unattainable liberty. Having regard to the people's character is the original text written in Quechua, the language of the Incas.