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Que sera sera
Words & Music by
Jay Livingston & Ray Evans
from The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956
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When I was just a little girl I asked my mother What will I be? Will I be pretty? Will I be rich? Here's what she said to me Que sera sera Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours to see Que sera sera What will be, will be When I grew up and fell in love I asked my sweetheart, What lies ahead? Will we have rainbows Day after day? Here's what my sweetheart said Que sera sera Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours to see Que sera sera What will be, will be Now I have Children of my own They ask their mother, What will I be? Will I be handsome? Will I be rich? I tell them tenderly Que sera sera Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours to see Que sera sera What will be, will be Que Sera Sera |
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"Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)," first published in 1956, is a popular song by Jay Livingston (music) and Ray Evans (lyrics). It was written for and featured in Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 film, The Man Who Knew Too Much, with Doris Day and James Stewart in the lead roles. Day's recording of the song for Columbia Records (catalog number 40704) was a hit in both the United States and the United Kingdom and, from 1968 to 1973, the theme song for the situation comedy The Doris Day Show. The song reached the Billboard magazine charts in July, 1956. Listed with the alternate title, "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)," it received the 1956 Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was the third Oscar in this category for Livingston and Evans, who previously won in 1948 and 1950. There has been some minor controversy about the reputed language of the song title. The phrase "Que sera, sera" was an alteration by the songwriters of a quasi-Italian phrase, "Che sara, sara," a fictional family motto in the 1954 film The Barefoot Contessa. Correct renderings of the phrase "whatever will be, will be" include:
French language: "Ce qui sera, sera" |