Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) "Que Será, Será (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)", first published in 1956, is a popular song written by the songwriting team of Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. 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) 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
Sera Monastery by thirteen fully ordained monks before its destruction in 1959. Some foundations and fragments of walls remain, including some notable rock carvings and a large stupa. Sera Utsé Hermitage ("se ra dbu rtse ri khrod"), meaning “Sera Peak” is located on the mountain directly behind Sera Monastery itself, which is about north of the Jokhang, about a 1½-hour walk up the hill from the main complex of Sera. It is reputedly older than Sera Gompa. According to tradition, the site contained one of Tsongkhapa’s (1357–1419) meditation huts and Sgrub khang dge legs rgya mtsho (1641–1713) was reputed to have meditated