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.
If I Were a Wealthy Man.
I Wouldn't Have to Work Hard.
Ya Ha Deedle Deedle, Bubba Bubba Deedle Deedle Dum.
If I Were a Biddy Biddy Rich,
Yidle-diddle-didle-didle Man.
I'd Build a Big Tall House With Rooms By the Dozen,
Right in the Middle of the Town.
A Fine Tin Roof With Real Wooden Floors Below.
There Would Be One Long Staircase Just Going Up,
And One Even Longer Coming Down,
And One More Leading Nowhere, Just For Show.
I'd Fill My Yard With Chicks and Turkeys and Geese and Ducks
For the Town to See and Hear.
And Each Loud "Cheep" and "Swaqwk" and "Honk" and "Quack"
Would Land Like a Trumpet On the Ear,
As If to Say "Here Lives a Wealthy Man."
If I Were a Rich Man,
Ya Ha Deedle Deedle, Bubba Bubba Deedle Deedle Dum.
All Day Long I'd Biddy Biddy Bum.
If I Were a Wealthy Man.
I Wouldn't Have to Work Hard.
Ya Ha Deedle Deedle, Bubba Bubba Deedle Deedle Dum.
If I Were a Biddy Biddy Rich,
Yidle-diddle-didle-didle Man.
I See My Wife, My Golde, Looking Like a Rich Man's Wife
With a Proper Double-chin.
Supervising Meals to Her Heart's Delight.
I See Her Putting On Airs and Strutting Like a Peacock.
Oy, What a Happy Mood She's In.
Screaming At the Servants, Day and Night.
The Most Important Men in Town Would Come to Fawn On Me!
They Would Ask Me to Advise Them,
Like a Solomon the Wise.
"If You Please, Reb Tevye..."
"Pardon Me, Reb Tevye..."
Posing Problems That Would Cross a Rabbi's Eyes!
And It Won't Make One Bit of Difference If I Answer Right Or Wrong.
When You're Rich, They Think You Really Know!
If I Were Rich, I'd Have the Time That I Lack
To Sit in the Synagogue and Pray.
And Maybe Have a Seat By the Eastern Wall.
And I'd Discuss the Holy Books With the Learned Men, Several Hours Every Day.
That Would Be the Sweetest Thing of All.
If I Were a Rich Man,
Ya Ha Deedle Deedle, Bubba Bubba Deedle Deedle Dum.
All Day Long I'd Biddy Biddy Bum.
If I Were a Wealthy Man.
I Wouldn't Have to Work Hard.
Ya Ha Deedle Deedle, Bubba Bubba Deedle Deedle Dum.
If I Were a Biddy Biddy Rich,
Yidle-diddle-didle-didle Man.
Se eu fosse um homem rico
"Querido Deus, Você fez muitas, muitas pessoas pobres.
Eu percebo, é claro, que não é vergonha ser pobre.
Mas não é qualquer Honor Grande!
Então, o que teria sido tão terrível Se eu tive uma pequena fortuna? "
If I Were a Rich Man,
Ya Ha Deedle Deedle, Bubba Bubba Deedle Deedle Dum.
All Day Long eu Biddy Bum Biddy.
Se eu fosse um homem rico.
Eu não teria que trabalhar duro.
Ya Ha Deedle Deedle, Bubba Bubba Deedle Deedle Dum.
If I Were a Biddy Biddy Rich,
Yidle-diddle-didle-didle Homem.
Eu construir uma casa de alto Big With Rooms by the Dozen,
Bem no meio da cidade.
Teto de Zinco fino com pisos de madeira reais seguir.
Haveria uma longa escadaria apenas indo para cima,
E ainda mais um Coming Down,
E Nowhere One More Líder, apenas para mostrar.
Eu Preencha Meu Quintal com pintos e perus e gansos e patos
Para a cidade para ver e ouvir.
E Cada Loud "Cheep" e "Swaqwk" e "Honk" e "Quack"
Iria pousar como uma trombeta na orelha,
Como se dissesse: "Aqui vive um homem rico."
If I Were a Rich Man,
Ya Ha Deedle Deedle, Bubba Bubba Deedle Deedle Dum.
All Day Long eu Biddy Bum Biddy.
Se eu fosse um homem rico.
Eu não teria que trabalhar duro.
Ya Ha Deedle Deedle, Bubba Bubba Deedle Deedle Dum.
If I Were a Biddy Biddy Rich,
Yidle-diddle-didle-didle Homem.
Eu ver minha esposa, meu Golde, parecendo esposa de um homem rico
Com uma adequada duplo queixo.
Supervisionar Refeições para deleite de seu coração.
Eu a vejo Colocar ares e Suportando como um pavão.
Oy, que bom humor Ela está em.
Gritando na Servos, Dia e noite.
Os homens mais importantes da cidade viria a Fawn em mim!
Eles me pediam para aconselhá-los,
Como uma Salomão, o Sábio.
"Se quiser, Tevye Reb ..."
"Pardon Me, Reb Tevye ..."
Levantando problemas que cruzaria os olhos de um rabino!
E Ele não vai fazer um pouco de diferença se eu responder certo ou errado.
Quando você é rico, eles acham que você sabe realmente!
Se eu fosse rico, eu tenho o tempo que me falta
Para sentar-se na sinagoga e orar.
E talvez ter um lugar junto à parede oriental.
E eu Discuta os livros santos com homens instruídos, várias horas por dia.
Essa seria a mais doce de todas as coisas.
If I Were a Rich Man,
Ya Ha Deedle Deedle, Bubba Bubba Deedle Deedle Dum.
All Day Long eu Biddy Bum Biddy.
Se eu fosse um homem rico.
Eu não teria que trabalhar duro.
Ya Ha Deedle Deedle, Bubba Bubba Deedle Deedle Dum.
If I Were a Biddy Biddy Rich,
Yidle-diddle-didle-didle Homem.