Tevye’s Dream

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Help! Help! Help! Tevye! Tevye, wake up! What's the- What's the matter with you? Why are you howling like that? Where is she? Where is she? Where is who? What are you talking about? Fruma Sera. The butcher's first wife She was standing there a minute ago! What's the matter with you, Tevye? Fruma Sera's been Dead for years. You must have been dreaming. Tell Me what you dreamed and I'll tell you what it meant Alright, only don't be frightened In the beginning I dreamt that we were having a celebration Of some kind. Everybody we knew was there. Musicians, too Suddenly, in comes your Grandmother Tzeitel, may she rest In peace. Naturally, I went up to greet her, and she said- A blessing on your head Mazel tov, mazel tov To see your daughter wed Mazel tov, mazel tov And such a son-in-law Like no one ever saw The tailor Motel Kamzoil (Spoken) Motel? (Sung) A worthy boy is he Mazel tov, mazel tov A pious family Mazel tov, mazel tov They named him after my Dear Uncle Mordechai The tailor Motel Kamzoil (Spoken) A tailor? She must have heard wrong. She meant a butcher! You must have heard wrong, Grandma There's no tailor You mean the butcher, Grandma By the name of Lazar Wolf No! I mean a tailor, Tevye My great grandchild My little Tzeitel who you named for me Motel's bride was meant to be For such a match I prayed Mazel tov, mazel tov In heaven it was made Mazel tov, mazel tov A fine upstanding boy A comfort and a joy The tailor Motel Kamzoil (Spoken) But we announced it already. We made a bargain with the butcher But we announced it, Grandma To our neighbors We made a bargain, Grandma With the butcher Lazar Wolf No! So you announced it, Tevye That's your headache But as for Lazar Wolf, I say to you Tevye, that's your headache, too A blessing on your house Mazel tov, mazel tov Imagine such a spouse Mazel tov, mazel tov And such a son-in-law Like no one ever saw The tailor Motel Kamzoil It was a butcher The tailor Motel Kamzoil It was Lazar Wolf (Sung) The tailor Motel Kamzoil Sha! Sha! Look, who is this? Who is this? Who comes here? Who? Who? Who? What woman is this? My righteous anger's shaken Could it be? Sure! Yes, it could Why not? Who could be mistaken? It's the butcher's wife Come from beyond the grave It's the butcher's dear Darling departed wife Fruma Sera, Fruma Sera Fruma Sera, Fruma Sera Fruma Sera, Fruma Sera Tevye! Tevye! What is this about your daughter marrying my husband? Yes, your husband! Would you do this to your friend and neighbor Fruma Sera? Fruma Sera! Have you no consideration for a woman's feelings? Woman's feelings! Handing over my belongings to a total stranger? Total stranger! How can you allow it? How? How can you let your daughter take my place Live in my house Carry my keys And wear my clothes, pearls, how? How can you allow your daughter to take your place? Pearls! House! Pearls! Keys! Pearls! Clothes! Pearls! How? Such a learned man as Tevye wouldn't let it happen Let it happen! Tell me that it isn't true and then I wouldn't worry Wouldn't worry! Say you didn't give your blessing to your daughter's marriage Daughter's marriage! Let me tell you what will follow such a fatal wedding Fatal wedding! If Tzeitel marries Lazar Wolf I pity them both She'll live with him three weeks And when three weeks are up I'll come to her by night Ay! I'll take her by the throat Ay! And this I'll give you, Tzeitel That I'll give you, Tzeitel This I'll give you, Tzeitel No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no Here's my wedding present if she marries Lazar Wolf Ah! Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay! It's an evil spirit! Ay! May it fall into the river! Ay! May it sink into the earth! Ay! Such a dark and horrible dream! Ay! And to think it was brought on by that butcher! Ay! If my Grandmother Tzeitel, may she rest in peace, took The trouble to come all the way from the other world to Tell us about the tailor, then all we can say is that it's All for the best. Couldn't possibly be any better. Amen Ay, ay! A blessing on my head Mazel tov, mazel tov Like Grandma Tzeitel said Mazel tov, mazel tov We'll have a son-in-law Like no one ever saw The tailor Motel Kamzoil We haven't got the man Mazel tov, mazel tov We had when we began Mazel tov, mazel tov But since your grandma came She'll marry what's his name The tailor Motel Kamzoil The tailor Motel Kamzoil The tailor Motel Kamzoil The tailor Motel Kamzoil