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   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 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      (Repeat)      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