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RFalvo69 -> RE: What music are you listening to now? (4/2/2017 1:24:20 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Orm
you were sort of right right, as a child, about Fernando. Fernando was originally made with Swedish lyrics and released for a Frida alone album (not a ABBA album).
The original, Frida, version, is somewhat different from the ABBA version and well worth listening to. In my humble opinion, that is. And check the different theme in the Swedish version. In the original, Swedish version, the narrator tries to console the heartbroken Fernando, who has lost his great love.
Frida (ABBA) : Fernando (Swedish with English Translation)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys4lyJiqG8E
Play, play the melody and sing
Sing of Happiness
Long, long live love
That love, Fernando
Long, long live love
That love, Fernando
Thanks for the hint. I didn't know about it!
I guess, since there is no direct mention in the English lyrics, that the song became about two veterans of the war between the US and Mexico - these, at least, were the hints.
I also always wondered if the guy is reminiscing with an old Fernando near him, or if his companion in arms actually died and the singer "speaks" with him in his old age.
I didn't know about the original lyrics (thanks again!), but when I discovered the real meaning of the English version I felt a tear in my eye. Very unexpected and moving.
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