재미있는 사실은 원래는 페르난도가 아니고 헤르난데스(Hernandez)였는데 리무진 기사의 조언에 따라 녹음전에 페르난도로 바꿨다고.
1976년 앨범에 의하지 않고 싱글로만 발매되어 호주, 영국, 벨기에, 독일, 프랑스, 항가리, 뉴질랜드, 멕시코, 남아공, 스위스 등 전 세계 14개국에서 1위를 한 아바의 대표곡중의 하나. 호주에서는 14주간 1위 자리를 지켰고 40주 동안 차트에 머문 기록을 갖고 있다.
미국 빌보드 핫100 차트에는 13위에 그쳤지만 이지 리스닝 차트에는 10월 16일자부터 2주간 1위에 올랐다.
1976년에만 600만장 이상 팔려 나갔고 전체적으로는 1000만장 이상 판매고를 올린 아바의 곡중 댄싱 퀸(Dancing Queen) 다음으로 많이 팔린 싱글로 기록되고 있다.
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
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
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...