Fernando

Can you hear the drums, Fernando?

I remember long ago

Another starry night like this

In the firelight, Fernando

You were humming to yourself

And softly strumming your guitar

I could hear the distant drums

And sounds of bugle calls

Were coming from afar

They were closer now, Fernando

Every hour, every minute

Seemed to last eternally

I was so afraid, Fernando

We were young and full of life

And none of us prepared to die

And I’m not ashamed to say

The roar of guns and cannons

Almost made me cry

There was something

In the air that night

The stars were bright, Fernando

They were shining there

For you and me

For liberty, Fernando

Though we never thought

That we could lose

There’s no regret

If I had to do the same again

I would, my friend, Fernando

If I had to do the same again

I would, my friend, Fernando

Now we’re old and grey, Fernando

And since many years

I haven’t seen a rifle in your hand

Can you hear the drums Fernando?

Do you still recall the fateful night

We crossed the Rio Grande?

I can see it in your eyes

How proud you were to fight

For freedom in this land

There was something

In the air that night

The stars were bright, Fernando

They were shining there

For you and me

For liberty, Fernando

Though we never thought

That we could lose

There’s no regret

If I had to do the same again

I would, my friend, Fernando

There was something

In the air that night

The stars were bright, Fernando

They were shining there

For you and me

For liberty, Fernando

Though we never thought

That we could lose

There’s no regret

If I had to do the same again

I would, my friend, Fernando

Yes, if had to do the same again

I would, my friend, Fernando