- If I Were a Rich Man
"Dear God, you made many, many poor people.
I realize, of course, that it's no shame to be poor.
But it's no great honor either!
So, what would have been so terrible if I had a small fortune?"
If I were a rich man,
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.
- Matchmaker
Hodel: Matchmaker, matchmaker,
Make me a match,
Find me a find, catch me a catch.
Matchmaker, matchmaker,
Look through your book
And make me a perfect match.
Chava: Matchmaker, matchmaker, i'll bring the veil,
- Sunrise Sunset
(Tevye)
Is this the little girl I carried?
Is this the little boy at play?
(Golde)
I don't remember growing older
When did they?
- To Life
To life, to life, l'chaim.
L'chaim, l'chaim, to life.
Here's to the father I tried to be!
Here's to my bride to be!
Drink, l'chaim!
To life, to life, l'chaim.
L'chaim, l'chaim, to life.
- Tradition
[TEVYE]
Tradition, tradition! Tradition!
Tradition, tradition! Tradition!
[TEVYE & PAPAS]
Who, day and night, must scramble for a living,
Feed a wife and children, say his daily prayers?
And who has the right, as master of the house,