"Fernando"- ABBA

This song means a lot to me:

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
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 could 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...

I've never had one of these before so I'm not sure how it's gonna work yet... I kind of created it because of a random reason: I logged onto my friend Ola's blog last night and wanted to comment on something she'd written. But I didn't know you had to be registered to be able to do that. So I just followed the registration steps until I found out that I was effectively creating my own blog as I did so!! But I thought: "Why not!?". So here we are..

As I said, not sure how it's gonna work, nor IF it's gonna work but I'll just play it by ear... Probably be posting a bit in English and a bit in Portuguese... musings, articles, photos, song lyrics, links to other pieces... anything really. What the heck, I'll give it a try..!!

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