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

Since I am just a boy in school,
I asked my teacher: "What should I try?
Should I paint pictures? Should I sing songs?"
This was her wise reply:

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 lover: "What lies ahead?
Will we have rainbows day after day?"
Guess what my lover 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 pretty?" "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