He merged the free relative what with the interrogative what. The saying was originally coined, in Italian-as-a-foreign-language, by an English aristocrat of the 16th century (the 1st Earl of Bedford), as his family's heraldic motto. But, for the "free relative" (non-interrogative) what (as in the assertion " What will be, will be"), unlike English, the Romance languages generally call for a two-word expression: Spanish lo que, Italian quello che, etc. The Romance languages are like English in using a single word for the interrogative what (as in the question " What will it be?"): Spanish qué, Italian che, etc. He immediately wrote it down as a possible song title, and he and lyricist Ray Evans later gave it a Spanish spelling "because there are so many Spanish-speaking people in the world." Composer Jay Livingston had seen the 1954 Hollywood film The Barefoot Contessa, in which a fictional Italian family has the motto "Che sarà sarà" (Italian words superimposed on English syntax) carved in stone at their ancestral castle. Evans and Livingston had some knowledge of Spanish, and early in their career they worked together as musicians on cruise ships to the Caribbean and South America. In linguistic terms, "Que sera sera"-in the form in which Livingston and Evans adopted it-is a hybrid expression made by superimposing Spanish words on English syntax (somewhat in the way that "Long time no see" consists of English words superimposed on Chinese syntax).
It is a centuries-old saying used mainly by English-speaking people.
The popularity of the song has led to curiosity about the origins of the saying and the identity of its language. In spite of the fact that the phrase is not grammatical in any language, the song inspired a sense of ownership in many speakers of different Romance languages, such that they came to feel that the phrase was an altered form of their own respective native languages. The song became so popular throughout the world that speakers of many languages adopted its title phrase, "Que sera sera", into their speech, or at least came to recognize it and understand its meaning separate from the music. The song is sometimes confused with the song Che sarà, released by José Feliciano-in Italian in 1971, and later in Spanish-but the two songs have nothing in common except the similarity of their titles and the general theme of concern about the future. It was a #1 hit in Australia for pop singer Normie Rowe in September 1965. The title sequence of the Hitchcock film gives the song title as Whatever Will Be. It was the third Oscar in this category for Livingston and Evans, who previously won in 19. The song received the 1956 Academy Award for Best Original Song with the alternative title " Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)". The three verses of the song progress through the life of the narrator-from childhood, to young adulthood and falling in love, to parenthood-and each asks "What will I be?" or "What lies ahead?" The chorus repeats the answer: "What will be will be." It reached the Billboard magazine charts in July 1956. From 1968 to 1973, it was the theme song for the situation comedy The Doris Day Show, becoming her signature song. ĭay's recording of the song for Columbia Records ( catalog number 40704) made it to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one in the UK Singles Chart. 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. " 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. " Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" For the Italian song from 1971, see Che_sarà. For the House episode, see Que Sera Sera (House). For the Johnny Thunders album, see Que Sera Sera (album).
Besides "Sayonara Rolling Star (Yuri's Mixx) to a extent, Que Sera Sera is the only track in the series with English-only vocals and lyrics.This article is about the song.In Spanish, Que Sera Sera means "Whatever will be, will be.".Let's lump up to make a single star in the sky Let's roll up to be a single star in the sky The song's melody is a part of Sunbaked Savanna. The track appears on the levels Make Cygnus and Make a Star 9 and is the default song for Strawberry City in Me & My Katamari.
Que Sera Sera (ケ・セラ・セラ) is a song from Katamari Damacy and the twelfth track on the official soundtrack Katamari Fortissimo Damacy.