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

since many years i haven't seen a rifle in your hand

can you hear the drums

fernando?

do you still recall the frightful 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 i 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 i 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.