Fernando

Fernando

 

¿Puedes escuchar, Fernando?

Me recuerda tiempo atrás,
estrellas y una noche allá
En la lumbre azul, Fernando
tarareabas tu canción
con ese suave guitarrear
Yo podía escuchar esos
tambores con un sordo redoblar

Se acercaban más, Fernando
y el momento que pasaba
parecía eternidad
Y sentí temor, Fernando
Por la vida y juventud nadie
pensaba en morir
y no siento hoy vergüenza al
confesar que tuve ganas de llorar

Algo había alrededor, quizá,
de claridad, Fernando
que brillaba por nosotros dos
en protección, Fernando
No pensábamos jamás perder,
ni echar atrás
Si tuviera que volverlo a hacer,
lo haría ya, Fernando
Si tuviera que volverlo a hacer,
lo haría ya, Fernando

La vejez llegó, Fernando
y con ella una paz que hoy
logramos disfrutar
¿Se durmió el tambor, Fernando?
Pareciera que fue ayer
que lo vivimos tú y yo
y en tus ojos veo aún aquel
orgullo que refleja tu valor.

Algo había alrededor, quizá,
de claridad, Fernando
que brillaba por nosotros dos
en protección, Fernando
No pensábamos jamás perder,
ni echar atrás
Si tuviera que volverlo a hacer,
lo haría ya, Fernando
Si tuviera que volverlo a hacer,
lo haría ya, Fernando

Algo había alrededor, quizá,
de claridad, Fernando
que brillaba por nosotros dos
en protección, Fernando
No pensábamos jamás perder,
ni echar atrás
Si tuviera que volverlo a hacer,
lo haría ya, Fernando
Si tuviera que volverlo a hacer,
lo haría ya, Fernando

 

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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
And 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

(Repeat x2)
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...

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