Abba

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 the far.

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.

Chorus:
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 freeedom 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
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando.