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
(Repeat *)
Now I have children of my own
They asked their mother what will I be
Will I be handsome, will I be rich
I tell them tenderly
(Repeat *)
This article is about the song. For the Johnny Thunders album, see
Que Sera Sera (album). For the House episode, see
Que Sera Sera (House).
"
Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)", first published in 1956, is a
popular song which was written by the
Jay Livingston and
Ray Evans songwriting team.
The song was introduced in the
Alfred Hitchcock film
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956),
starring
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 – where it made it to number two on the
Billboard Hot 100 – and number one in the
UK Singles Chart.
From 1968 to 1973, it was the
theme song for the
situation comedy The Doris Day Show, becoming her
signature song. The song progresses through the life of the singer and, as they sing one verse after another, another period of that person's life is revealed from childhood to adolescence to adulthood, having children and finally old age. It reached the
Billboard magazine charts in July 1956. The song received the 1956
Academy Award for Best Original Song with the alternative title "
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)".
It was the third
Oscar in this category for Livingston and Evans, who previously won in 1948 and 1950.
The
title sequence of the Hitchcock film gives the song title as
Whatever Will Be. It was a #1 hit in Australia for pop singer
Normie Rowe in September 1965.
sumber :
wikipedia.org
dorisday.com
