To Life

TEVYE: "To our agreement, to our prosperity. To good health and happiness. And most important," To life, to life, l'chaim TEVYE AND LAZAR: L'chaim, l'chaim, to life TEVYE: Here's to the father I've tried to be LAZAR: Here's to my bride to be BOTH: Drink, l'chaim, to life, to life, l'chaim L'chaim, l'chaim, to life TEVYE: Life has a way of confusing us LAZAR: Blessing and bruising us LAZAR: Drink, l'chaim, to life TEVYE: God would like us to be joyful Even when our hearts lie panting on the floor LAZAR: How much more can we be joyful When there's really something To be joyful for BOTH: To life, to life, l'chaim TEVYE: To Tzeitel, my daughter LAZAR: My wife It gives you something to think about TEVYE: Something to drink about BOTH: Drink, l'chaim, to life LAZAR - (spoken): "Reb Mordcha." MORDCHA - (spoken): "Yes, Lazar Wolf." LAZAR - (spoken): "Drinks for everybody." MENDEL - (spoken): "What's the occasion?" LAZAR - (spoken): "I'm taking myself a bride." ALL - (spoken): "Who? ... Who?" LAZAR -(spoken): "Tevye's eldest, Tzeitel." ALL - (spoken): "Mazeltove... wonderful... congratulations." ALL - (sung): To Lazar Wolf TEVYE: To Tevye ALL: To Tzeitel, your daughter LAZAR: My wife ALL: May all your futures be pleasant ones Not like our present ones Drink, l'chaim, to life To life, l'chaim L'chaim, l'chaim, to life It takes a wedding to make us say Let's live another day Drink, l'chaim, to life We'll raise a glass and sip a drop of schnapps In honor of the great good luck That favored you We know that When good fortune favors two such men It stands to reason we deserve it too To us and our good fortune Be happy, be healthy, long life And if our good fortune never comes Here's to whatever comes Drink, l'chaim, to life Dai-dai-dai-dai-dai-dai-dai Dai-dai-dai-dai-dai-dai-dai Dai-dai-dai-dai-dai-dai-dai Dai-dai-dai-dai-dai-dai-dai Dai-dai-dai-dai-dai-dai-dai Dai-dai-dai-dai-dai-dai-dai Dai-dai-dai-dai-dai-dai-dai Dai-dai-dai-dai-dai-dai-dai RUSSIAN: Za va shas da rovia Heaven bless you both nazdrovia To your health and may we live together in peace Za va shas da rovia Heaven bless you both nazdrovia To your health and may we live together in peace May you both be favored with the future of your choice May you live to see a thousand reasons to rejoice ALL: Za va shas da rovia Heaven bless you both nazdrovia To your health and may we live together in peace! BOTH: To life!