Que Sera, Sera

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 was young, I 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.

My mom sang this song to me throughout my life, even when I was a mother myself. I remember hearing her beautiful voice singing it to my brothers as well. When you were little, I sang it to you. When you learned the words, we sang it together. I know now when we stopped singing it and my heart aches for what that loss truly represented in your life. We also sang "You are My Sunshine" in perfect harmony! When you heard someone else singing it for their child the first time, you were quite perturbed that they had "stolen our song"! When I explained that many mothers probably considered this one of their songs, you thought about it for a long moment, then said that it was okay because none of them ever sang the other versus. There are many, including the one about crayfish and gumbo, but we usually sang the first two out of order. Now the second verse makes me sadder than I ever thought possible from a song and I hang my head and cry.

You Are My Sunshine
My only sunshine.
You make me happy
When skies are grey.
You'll never know, dear,
How much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away

The other night, dear,
As I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms.
When I awoke, dear,
I was mistaken
And I hung my head and cried.


                                                  

Doris Day "Que Sera, Sera"


Johnny and June Cash "You Are My Sunshine"

And...the Ray Charles version!