Can you hear the drums,
Fernando?
I remember long ago another
starry night like this
In the firelight,
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 close now,
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
Since many years I haven't
seen a rival in
your hair
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 we
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 move,
there's no regret
If I had to do the same again,
I would my friend
Fernando
Yes, 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