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 just a child in school
I asked my teacher, ”What will I try?
Should I paint pictures”
Should I sing songs?”
This was her wise reply: (*)

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: (*)

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: (*)


翻:當我還是個小女孩
我問媽媽：我以後會做什麼呢？
我會很漂亮嗎？
我會很有錢嗎？
媽媽回答我說：

世事多變化
世事難預料
未來不是我們能夠預見的
世事多變化
世事難預料

當我上了小學以後
我問老師：我將學會什麼？
我會學畫畫嗎？
我會學唱歌嗎？
她機智的回答我說：

當我長大，談了戀愛
我問我的甜心：未來的路會怎樣呢？
我倆是否能擁有七色彩虹？
歲歲年年？
我的甜心回答我說：

如今我兒女成群
他們問我：我以後會做什麼呢？
我會長得很帥嗎？
我會很有錢嗎？
我溫柔的告訴他們：