Released: September 26, 2014
Songwriter: Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson Stig Anderson
Producer: Ludvig Andersson
[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
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 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
[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
[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
Yes, if I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
[Outro]
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
"Thank you! Thank you so much"
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
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 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
[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
[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
Yes, if I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
[Outro]
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
"Thank you! Thank you so much"
Live at Wembley Arena
- I’m Still Alive (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Hole in Your Soul (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Rock Me (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- I Have a Dream (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- The Name of the Game (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Money, Money, Money (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Take a Chance on Me (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Gammal Fäbodpsalm (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Intermezzo No. 1 (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Does Your Mother Know (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Knowing Me, Knowing You (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Eagle (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Voulez-Vous (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Fernando (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Thank You for the Music (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- S.O.S. (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Chiquitita (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- As Good as New (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- The Way Old Friends Do (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Why Did It Have to Be Me? (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Waterloo (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- If It Wasn’t for the Nights (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Summer Night City (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Dancing Queen (Live) [Wembley Arena]
- Live at Wembley Arena (2014)
- Mamma Mia
- Dancing Queen
- The Winner Takes It All
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
- Super Trouper
- Fernando
- One of Us
- Waterloo
- Lay All Your Love on Me
- Chiquitita
- Andante, Andante
- Don’t Shut Me Down
- Slipping Through My Fingers
- Money, Money, Money
- Voulez-Vous
- When I Kissed the Teacher
- Happy New Year
- Thank You for the Music
- Why Did It Have to Be Me?
- My Love, My Life
- Chiquitita (Spanish Version)
- S.O.S.
- The Name of the Game
- Does Your Mother Know