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Tevye: |
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AAAh! help help! |
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Golde: |
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Tevye? Tevye wake up |
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(Tevye screams) |
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What's the matter with you? Why are you howling like that? |
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Tevye: |
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Where is she? Where is she? |
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Golde: |
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Where is who? What are you talking about? |
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Tevye: |
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Fruma Sarah, the butcher's first wife. She was standing there a minute ago! |
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Golde: |
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What's the matter with you Tevye? Fruma Sarah's been dead for years! You must have been dreaming. Tell me what |
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you dreamed and I'll tell you what it meant. |
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Tevye: |
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All right, only... don't be frightened! In the beginning I dreamt that we were having a celebration of some kind. |
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Everybody we knew was there. Musicians too. Suddenly, in comes your grandma Tzietl, may she rest in peace. |
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Naturally, I went up to greet her, and she said: |
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(sung) |
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Grandma Tzietl: |
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A blessing on your head |
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(Mazel Tov, Mazel Tov) |
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To see a daughter wed |
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(Mazel Tov, Mazel Tov) |
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And such a son-in-law |
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Like no-one ever saw |
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The tailor Motel Camzoil |
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Golde: |
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Motel? |
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Grandma Tzietl: |
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A worthy boy is he |
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(Mazel Tov, Mazel Tov) |
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Of pious family |
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(Mazel Tov, Mazel Tov) |
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They named him after my |
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Dear uncle Mordachai |
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The tailor Motel Camzoil |
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Golde: |
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A tailor? She must have heard wrong. She meant a butcher. |
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Tevye: |
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You must have heard wrong Grandma |
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There's no tailor |
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You mean the butcher Grandma |
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By the name of Lazer-Wolfe |
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Grandma Tzietl: |
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Noooo! |
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I mean a tailor Tevye |
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My great-grandchild |
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My little Tzietl who you named for me |
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Motel's bride was meant to be! |
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For such a match I prayed |
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(Mazel Tov, Mazel Tov) |
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In heaven it was made |
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(Mazel Tov, Mazel Tov) |
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A fine upstanding boy |
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A comfort and a joy |
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The tailor Motel Camzoil |
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Golde: |
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But we announced it already! |
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We made a bargain with the butcher! |
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Tevye: |
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But we announced it Grandma |
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To our neighbors |
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We made a bargain Grandma |
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With the butcher Lazer-Wolfe |
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Grandma Tzietl: |
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Noooo No! |
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So you announced it Tevye |
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That's your headache |
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And as for Lazer-Wolfe I say to you |
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Tevye, that's your headache too! |
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(Company) |
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A blessing on your house |
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Mazel Tov, Mazel Tov |
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Imagine such a spouse |
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Mazel Tov, Mazel Tov |
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And such a son-in-law |
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Like no-one ever saw |
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The tailor Motel Camzoil |
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Tevye |
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But he's a butcher! |
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Comapny: |
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The tailor Motel Camzoil |
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Tevye: |
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His name is Lazer-Wolfe |
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Company |
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The tailor Motel Camzoil |
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Tevye: |
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The tailor Motel Camzoil |
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Company: |
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Sha! |
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Sha! |
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Look who is this? Who is this? Who comes here? |
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Who |
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Who |
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Who |
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Who |
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What woman is this? |
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By righteous and is shaking |
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Could it be? |
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Sure! |
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Yes it could! |
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Why not? |
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Who could be mistaken? |
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It's the butcher's wife come from beyond the grave |
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It's the butcher's dear, darling, departed wife |
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Fruma Sarah |
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Fruma Sarah |
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Fruma Sarah |
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Fruma Sarah |
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Fruma Sarah |
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Fruma Sarah |
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Fruma Sarah |
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Fruma Sarah: |
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Tevye!! Tevye!!!!! |
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What is this about your daughter marrying my husband? |
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Company: |
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He's her husband! |
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Fruma Sarah: |
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Would you do this to your friend and neighbor Fruma Sarah? |
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(Fruma Sarah!) |
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Have you no consideration for a woman's feelings? |
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(Woman's feelings!) |
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Handing over my belongings to a total stranger! |
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(Total stranger!) |
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How? How can you let your daughter to take my place? |
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Live in my house |
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Carry my keys |
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And wear my clothes |
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Pearls |
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How? |
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Company: |
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How can you allow your daughter to take her place? |
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(Pearls!) |
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House! |
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(Pearls!) |
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Keys! |
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(Pearls) |
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Clothes |
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(Pearls!) |
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How? |
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Fruma Sarah: |
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Such a learned man as Tevye wouldn't let it happen! |
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(Let it happen!) |
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Tell me that it isn't tue and then I wouldn't worry! |
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(Wouldn't worry!) |
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Say you didn't give your blessing to your daughter's marriage |
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(Daughter's marriage) |
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Let me tell you what would follow such a fataled wedding |
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(fataled wedding!) |
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If Tzietl marries Lazer-Wolfe |
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I pity them both! |
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She'd live with him three weeks |
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And when three weeks are up |
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I'll come to her by night |
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I'll take her by the throat and |
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This I'll give your Tzietl |
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That I'll give your Tzietl |
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This I'll give your Tzietl |
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That I'll give your Tzietl |
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Here's my wedding present if she marries Lazer-Wolfe! |
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(Company and Tevye scream) |
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Golde: |
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Aye |
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Aye |
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Aye |
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Aye |
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Such a dark and evil spirit!Let it fall into the river, let it sink into the earth! |
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Such a dark and horrible dream! |
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And to think, it was brought on by that butcher! |
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If my grandma Tzietl, may she rest in peace, |
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Took the time to come all the way from the other world to tell us |
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About the tailor all I can say is that it's for the best. |
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And couldn't possibly get any better. Amen. |
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Tevye: |
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Amen |
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Golde: |
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A blessing on my head |
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Mazel Tov, Mazel Tov |
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My Grandma Tzietl said |
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Mazel Tov, Mazel Tov |
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We'll have a son-in-law |
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Like no-one ever saw |
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The tailor Motel Camzoil |
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Tevye: |
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We haven't got the man |
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(Mazel Tov, Mazel Tov) |
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We had when we began |
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(Mazel Tov, Mazel Tov) |
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But since your grandma came |
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She'll marry... what's his name? |
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Golde: |
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The tailor, Motel Camzoil |
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Both: |
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The tailor Motel Camzoil |
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