Fiddler on the Roof Page #3

"forced to leave their homes."

For what reason?

It doesn't say. Maybe the Tzar

wanted their land. Maybe a plague.

May the Tzar have his own personal plague!

Amen!

- Ptooi! -

What's the matter with you?

Why don't you ever bring us some good news?

It's not my fault. I only read it.

"An edict from the authorities."

May the authorities grow like onions

with their heads in the ground.

Amen!

- Ptooi! -

What good will your cursing do?

You stand around, curse and

chatter, and you don't do anything.

You'll all chatter your way into the grave.

Excuse me. You're not from this village.

No.

Where are you from?

Kiev.

I was a student in the university there.

The university.

Tell me, is that a place

where you learned

how not to respect your elders?

That is where I learned there

is more to life than talk.

You should know whats going

on in the outside world.

Careful, my paper.

Why should I break my head

about the outside world?

Let the outside world break its own head.

Well put!

He's right. As the Good Book says

"If you spit in the air,

it lands in your face."

Nonsense.

You can't close your eyes to

what's happening in the world.

He's right.

He's right, and he's right?

They can't both be right.

You know, you are also right.

He's too young to wipe his own nose.

Good Sabbath, Tevye. The university!

- Here. Good Sabbath.

- Good Sabbath, Tevye.

Oh, yeah. I'm sorry. I apologize. Here.

- Good Sabbath. Good Sabbath.

- Good Sabbath.

Tevye, the rabbi's orders.

Oh, of course.

So you're from Kiev, Reb er?

- Perchik.

- Perchik.

So you are a newcomer here, huh?

As Abraham said

"I'm a stranger in a strange land."

Moses said that.

Forgive me. Forgive me.

As King David said, "I'm slow

of speech and slow of tongue."

That was also Moses.

For a man with a slow

tongue he talked a lot.

Here, Reb Perchik.

Have a piece.

I have no money, and I'm not a beggar.

Take it. It's a blessing for me to give.

Very well. For your sake.

Thank you. Thank you.

You know, it's no crime to be poor.

Hum, in this world, it is

the rich are the criminals.

- Someday their wealth will be ours.

- Oh, that would be nice.

If they would agree, I would agree.

And who will make this

miracle to come to pass?

People. Ordinary people.

- Like you?

- Like me.

And until your golden day comes,

Reb Perchik, how will you live?

By giving lessons to children.

Do you have any children?

I have five daughters.

Five!

Daughters!

Girls should learn too. Girls are people.

- A Radical!

- Oh, go away.

I'd be willing to teach them, open

their minds to great thoughts.

Yeah?

I'd like them to know the Good Book.

Well the Bible has many

lessons for our times.

Perchik

I'm a very poor man

but, food for lessons, huh?

Good, good. Stay with us for the Sabbath.

Of course, we don't eat like kings,

but we don't starve either.

As the Good Book says, when a

poor man eats a chicken

one of them is sick.

Where does the Book say that?

All right, all right. It doesn't

exactly say that,

but someplace it has

something about a chicken.

- Good Sabbath! Good Sabbath.

- Good Sabbath.

- Did Yente find somebody?

- I don't know.

- Good Sabbath, children.

- Good Sabbath, Papa.

Children, this is Perchik.

Perchik, this is my eldest daughter.

Good Sabbath. You have a pleasant daughter.

I have five pleasant daughters.

- Ah, This is mine, and this is mine

- Good Sabbath, Papa. - Good Sabbath, Papa.

And this is mine

and this is mine, and this is mine, and

Well, this is not mine.

Perchik, this is Motel Kamzoil.

So, you did us a favor and came home.

Well, this is also mine.

Golde.

Golde, this is Perchik from Kiev.

He'll be staying the Sabbath with us.

He is a teacher!

- Would you like to take lessons?

- I'm a very good teacher.

I heard once that the rabbi who must

praise himself has a congregation of one.

Your daughter has a quick and witty tongue.

Well, the wit she gets from me.

As the Good Book says

The Good Book can wait. Get washed.

The tongue she gets from her mother.

Motel, you're also eating with us?

- If it

- Of course. Another blessing.

Tzeitel, Tzeitel, get the small table.

And Chava, the two chairs from outside.

Children, finish dressing.

You can wash at the well.

Hurry. Hodel, help them hurry. Hurry,

it's almost the Sabbath. Hurry!

Tevye.

Tevye, I have something to say to you.

Why should today be different?

Tevye, I have something to tell you!

Tzeitel, I have something to tell you.

- Motel, Yente was here.

- I know, I saw her.

If they agree on someone,

it will be a match,

and then it will be too late for us.

But Tzeitel, I have found someone who

will sell me his used sewing machine!

So maybe in a few weeks I'll have saved up

enough to buy it, and then your father

A few weeks might be too late.

Lazar Wolf wants to see you.

The butcher? What is it about?

I don't know, only he says it's important.

What can be important? I have

nothing for him to slaughter.

After the Sabbath, see him, talk with him.

Talk about what? If he's thinking

about buying my new milk cow

he can forget it.

- Tevye, I want you to talk

- Sssh!

Naam shekachn lo ashrey

haam sheaoonay elehave.

- Tevye

- Ashrey

- I want you to talk to

- Yushvey betecha

looch sela

What else can I do?

You could ask my father

for my hand tonight.

Now.

Why should he consider me now?

I'm only a poor tailor.

I'm only the daughter of a poor milkman.

Just talk to him.

Tzeitel, if your father says

no, that's it. It's final.

He'll yell at me.

Motel

I'm just a poor tailor.

Motel!

Even a poor tailor is

entitled to some happiness.

That's true.

Amen.

Amen. A man sends you an important

message, at least you can talk to him.

- I don't want to

- Talk to him!

All right! After the

Sabbath I'll talk to him!

All right. I'll talk to him.

Well, it's getting late.

- Where is everybody?

- I don't know, Papa.

Children! Come down, children!

We are lighting the candles. Children!

- Reb Tevye

- Not now, Motel.

Hurry up, children! Hurry up.

- Reb Tevye

- Not now Motel.

Golde!

Golde, the sun is almost down.

- Reb Reb Tevye.

- What is it?

Reb Tevye.

- Yes? Yes.

- Reb Tevye.

- Yes yes

- I

Well, Motel, what is it?!?

Good Sabbath, Reb Tevye.

Good Sabbath Good Sabbath.

Hurry up.

Hurry, children hurry.

It's getting late. Hurry.

May the Lord protect and defend you.

May he always shield you from shame.

May you come to be.

In Israel a shining name.

May you be like Ruth and like Esther.

May you be deserving of praise.

Strengthen them, O Lord.

And keep them from the stranger's ways.

May God bless you.

And grant you long lives.

May the Lord fulfill our

Sabbath prayer for you.

May God make you.

Good mothers and wives.

May he send you husbands.

Who will care for you.

May the Lord protect and defend you.

May the Lord preserve you from pain.

Favor them, O Lord.

With happiness and peace.

Oh, hear our Sabbath prayer.

Amen.

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