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 I 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
If I had to do
the same again
I would my friend
Fernando~