Oh Qué Será? Lyrics in English by Willie Colón

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Verse 1

I believe in many things I haven't seen

And you do too, I know

You can't deny the existence of something tangible

However ethereal it may be

There's no need to show proof of decency

Of that which is so true

The only choice is to believe or not

Sometimes even to believe while crying

It's an incomplete subject because it lacks an answer

An answer that perhaps one of you can provide

It's a Technicolor subject for making something useful out of love

For all of us, amen

Oh, what could it be? What could it be?

Verse 2

That goes sighing through the bedrooms

That's heard whispering in troubadour verses

That keeps mixing up crazy questions for us

That's on our minds, that's on our lips

That goes rising through high hollows

That's being talked about loudly in the corner store

And shouts in the market, 'What is that thing?'

It's nature, could it be? What will it be?

That has no certainty and never gives you any

That has no concept, and never will

That has no size

Oh, what could it be? What could it be?

Verse 3

That lives in the minds of those lovers

That the most delirious poets sing about

That the drunken prophets swear by

It's in the pilgrimage of the maimed

It's in the fantasy of the unhappy

It's in the daily life of prostitutes

And all the bandits and the helpless

In all their senses, could it be? What will it be?

That has no decency and never will

That has no censorship and never will

And it lacks sense

Oh, what could it be? What could it be?

Bridge 1

That no warning can prevent it

That not even prisoners can defy it

That all roads will have to cross it

Where all the signs are going to consecrate it

And all the little children are going to investigate it

And all destinies are going to find it

And the Eternal Father himself, who was never there

They'll bless man once again

Putting out hell's final flame

Because there's no point in stumbling again

For lack of judgment

It's what the prophet swears and the poet sings

And they're shouting on the demo, what will it be?

That wakes me up at night

And makes me tremble, makes me cry

Outro 1

They're ghosts, we're ghosts

I hear the door knock three times, who could it be?

They go sighing through the bedrooms

And whispering troubadour verses, start listening

It has no size, and it's nature

It's on our lips and on our minds

All the little children will investigate it

And no warning will be able to prevent it

It will ring in every bell

And whoever is asleep will wake up

They're ghosts, we're ghosts

I hear the door knock three times, who could it be?

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alcobas — bedrooms

Alcobas translates to "bedrooms" or "chambers." While seemingly simple, it's a more poetic and slightly archaic term than the common "dormitorio."

In the song, the phrase "anda suspirando por las alcobas" (it goes sighing through the bedrooms) evokes a sense of mystery and intimacy. It suggests that whatever "it" is (the "qué será?"), it's a pervasive, almost ghostly presence that touches the most private spaces, making the word feel intriguing and evocative.

Willie Colón kicks off this song by telling us he's asking a question that he can't answer himself. He calls it "un tema incompleto porque le falta respuesta" (an incomplete theme because it's missing an answer) and invites us, the listeners, to figure it out. The whole song is one big riddle, constantly asking "Oh ¿qué será?, ¿qué será?" (Oh, what could it be? what could it be?). It's about some mysterious force that's absolutely everywhere and affects everyone, from lovers and poets to "todos los bandidos y desvalidos" (all the bandits and the helpless).

This thing has no rules. The lyrics say it "no tiene decencia y nunca tendrá" (has no decency and never will) and "no tiene censura y nunca tendrá" (has no censorship and never will). It's a feeling that wakes you up at night and makes you tremble, and it's a question that even children will investigate. It's an unstoppable presence that shows up in the fantasies of the unhappy and is shouted about in the marketplace. The song never gives a final answer, instead suggesting it could be nature, or ghosts, or just a feeling so powerful it defies any single name.

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