Fiddler on the Roof Page #7

All I can say is that

it's for the best

and couldn't possibly be any better.

- But, Golde

- Amen.

Amen.

Cu-cu-cooo!

Do you like these troublemakers?

- These Christ killers?

- Of course not.

I just meant that things

have been peaceful here.

I have other villages to visit.

If you don't want to follow orders,

we shall get someone else who will.

Oh, no, no, no. No, sir.

I'll take care of it, of course.

Quiet down! Quiet down!

Quiet down!

Is this the little girl

I carried.

Is this the little boy at play

I don't remember growing older.

When did they.

When did she get to be.

A beauty.

When did he grow to be so tall.

Wasn't it yesterday.

When they were small.

Sunrise, sunset.

Sunrise, sunset

Swiftly flow the days.

Seedlings turn overnight.

To sunflowers.

Blossoming even as we gaze.

Sunrise, sunset

Sunrise, sunset

Swiftly fly the years.

One season following.

Another.

Laden with happiness.

And tears.

What words of wisdom.

Can I give them.

How can I help to ease their way.

Now they must learn.

From one another.

Day by day.

They look so natural.

Together.

Just like two newlyweds should be.

Is there a canopy in store.

For me.

Sunrise, sunset

Sunrise, sunset

Swiftly fly the years

One season following another

Laden with happiness

And tears

Mazel tov!

Quiet down! Quiet down!

Quiet down!

That was really beautiful.

Take your places, everybody.

Quiet! Quiet down!

Quiet down!

Quiet down!

Haa!

The newlyweds.

Friends

we are gathered here to

share in the joys

of the newlyweds, Motel and Tzeitel.

May they live together

to a ripe old age. Amen!

And now I want to say

Reb Nachum!

Please! Not here!

Now I'd like to announce

that the bride's parents

are giving the newlyweds the following:

A new feather bed

two pillows

Goose pillows.

A Sabbath tablecloth

and a pair of candlesticks.

Quiet!

Now, we are just here on

earth for a short visit.

Even the great and wealthy must die.

In fact, if the rich could

hire others to die for them

we, the poor, would all make a nice living.

Well put! Well put!

Lazar Wolf. Talking about the rich.

There sits our good friend Lazar Wolf.

Lazar has everything in the world

except a bride.

But Lazar has no ill feelings.

In fact, he has a gift for the newlyweds

that he himself wants to announce.

Come on, Lazar. Come on!

Just like he said

I have no ill feelings.

What's done is done.

I am giving the newlyweds five chickens

one for each of the first five Sabbaths

their er wedded life.

Reb Lazar Wolf, you are a decent man

and on behalf of my daughter

and her new husband

I accept your gift.

- There is a famous saying that

- Reb Tevye,

I am not marrying your daughter.

I don't have to listen to your sayings.

- Why if you would only listen for one

moment - Why should I listen to you?

A man who breaks an agreement

I have a right to talk!

What right? It's not your wedding.

It should have been!

But it's not, thank goodness.

- Don't shame Tevye

- He shamed me

in front of the whole village.

He shamed me!

Shaaa!

Rabbi, say something.

I say

Yeah.

I say let's sit down.

Yes. Well, we all heard

the words of the rabbi.

Let's sit down.

Now I'm going to sing a little song.

Mmm.

Dai-dai dai deedle deedle dai-dai

Dai-dai dai

I don't want that. Leave me alone.

Dai-dai dai deedle deedle dai-dai

You can keep your diseased chickens!

You leave my chickens out of this!

- We made a bargain!

- The terms weren't settled!

We drank on it!

Just sit down, all right?

Once a butcher, always a butcher.

- Once a liar, always a liar.

- You just sit down, all right?

Those happen to be my chickens. That man

I had a sign!

Quiet, I'm singing.

Dai-dai dai

Quiet, quiet!

What's all the screaming about?

"They drank on it." "An agreement."

"A sign." It's all nonsense.

Tzeitel wanted to marry

Motel and not Lazar.

A young girl decides for herself?

Why not? They love each other.

- Love?

- Terrible.

- He's a radical.

- Musicians, play.

It's a dance. Everybody dance.

- It's a wedding!

- Some wedding.

- What is he doing?

- Perchik!

Who will dance with me?

- That's a sin.

- It's no sin to dance at a wedding.

- But with a girl?

- Yes, with a girl!

That's what comes of taking

a wild man into your house.

He's not a wild man!

His ideas are a little bit different, but

Perchik

- Come on.

- It's a sin.

It's no sin. Ask the rabbi.

Go on, ask him.

Well, rabbi?

Dancing?

- It's not exactly forbidden, but

- Well, there you see!

- It's not forbidden!

- And it's no sin.

Now, who will dance with me?

He's asking her to dance!

Hodel!

It's only a dance, Mama.

Play!

Say something.

She's dancing with a man!

I can see that she's dancing with a man!

And I'm going to dance with my wife!

Mama, no!

Golde.

GOLDE!

- No, I will not.

- Tzeitel!

Motel.

See that? You are responsible for that

and I can't stand it!

I tried my best!

Everybody dance!

Come on! Dance, rabbi, dance!

Hay!

Yeahh!

Perchik!

All right! Enough!

I said enough! Come!

Orders are orders, you understand?

Well

why are you all standing around?

Clean up!

Clean up!

Tradition.

Tradition

Tradition

Tradition

Tradition

Tradition

Troubles, troubles.

That's all you hear from me, right?

But who else can we simple people

take our troubles to?

You know, sometimes I wonder.

Who do you take your troubles to?

Uhh! Go away.

Anyway, Motel and Tzeitel have

been married for some time now.

They work very hard.

And they're as poor

as squirrels in winter.

But they're so happy they don't

know how miserable they are.

Motel keeps talking about a sewing machine.

I know. You are very busy now.

Wars, revolutions, floods, plagues

all those little things that

bring people back to you.

But couldn't you take a second

and get him his sewing machine?

Yeah, and while you are

in the neighbourhood

as you can see, my horse's leg is

Am I bothering you too much?

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

As the Good Book says

Why should I tell you

what the Good Book says?

So you must go away?

Yes.

So soon?

Yes.

Tomorrow morning.

- A-a-alone?

- No. With a few friends.

And of course we'll be joining others.

- Where?

- In the city Kiev.

Hodel, there are some things

I cannot tell even you.

I see.

Please don't be upset.

Why should I be upset? If

you must leave, you must.

I do have to.

So you've told me.

Great changes are about to

take place in this country.

Tremendous changes.

But they can't happen by themselves.

So naturly you feel that you personally

Not only me! Many people!

Jews, Gentiles many people hate what's

going on. Don't you understand?

I understand, of course.

You want to leave.

Then good-bye.

Hodel, listen to me!

I have work to do.

The greatest work a man can do.

Don't you understand?

Yes, Perchik.

Hodel!

Hodel!

Hodel, wait!

Hodel, there's a question

A certain question I-I

wish to discuss with you.

- Yes?

- It's a political question.

- What is it?

- The question of marriage.

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