Fernando

Can you hear the drums, Fernando?

I remember long ago another starry night like this

In the firelight, Fernando

You were hummin' to yourself and softly strummin' your guitar

I could hear the distant drums and sounds of bugle calls

Were comin' from afar

They were close 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 could bear 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 shinin' 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 you're old and gray, Fernando

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 shinin' 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 shinin' 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 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