Luyện nghe bài hát PROLOGUE

(Tevye)
"A fiddler on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? But in our little village of Anatevka, you might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof, trying to scratch out a pleasant, simple tune without breaking his neck. It isn't easy. You may ask, why do we stay up there if it's so We stay because Anatevka is our home... And how do we keep our balance? That I can tell you
in one word... Tradition."

(Chorus)
Tradition, tradition...
Tradition, tradition...

(Tevye)
"Because of our traditions, we've kept our balance for many, many years. Here in Anatevka we have traditions for everything... how to eat, how to sleep, even, how to wear clothes. For instance, we always keep our heads covered and always wear a little prayer shawl... This shows our constant devotion to God. You may ask, how did this tradition start? I'll tell you - I know. But it's a tradition... Because of our traditions, everyone knows who he is and what God expects him to do."

(Tevye & Papas)
Who day and
Must for a living
the wife and children
Say his prayers
And who has the
As master of the
To the final word at home?

(All)
The papa, the papas...
The papa, the papas...

(Golde & Mamas)
Who must the way to make a proper home
A home, a kosher home
Who must raise a family and run the
So papa's free to the holy book?

(All)
The mama, the mama...
The mama, the mama...

(Sons)
At three I started Hebrew
At ten I learned a
I hear picked a bride for me
I hope... she's

(All)
The sons, the sons...
The sons, the sons...

(Daughters)
And who does mama
To mend and and fix
me to marry
Whoever papa

(All)
The daughters, the daughters...

(Tevye)
"I have daughters!"

(All)
The daughters, the daughters...

(Repeat as round)

(Papas)
The

(Mamas)
The

(Sons)
The

(Daughters)
The

(All)

(Papas)
The

(Mamas)
The

(Sons)
The

(Daughters)
The

(All)

(Tevye)
"And in the circle of our little village, we have always had our types. For instance, Yente, the matchmaker..."

(Yente)
"Avram, I a perfect match for your son. A wonderful girl."

(Avram)
"Who is it?"

(Yente)
"Ruchel, the daughter."

(Avram)
"Ruchel? But she can hardly see. She's blind."

(Yente)
"Tell the truth, Avram, is your son so much to at? The way she sees and the way he looks, it's a perfect match."

(Tevye)
"And Nahum, the beggar..."

(Beggar)
"Alms for the poor, for the poor..."

(Lazar)
"Here, Reb Nahum, is one kopek."

(Beggar)
"One kopek? Last you geve me two kopeks."

(Lazar)
"I had a bad week."

(Beggar)
"So, if you had a bad week, why I suffer?"

(Tevye)
"And important, our beloved Rabbi..."

(Mendel)
"Rabbi, may I ask you a question?"

(Rabbi)
"Certainly, my son."

(Mendel)
"Is there a blessing for the Tsar?"

(Rabbi)
"A for the tsar? Of course. May God bless and keep the Tsar... far away from us!"

(Tevye)
"And among ourselves, we get along perfectly well. Of course, there was the time when he sold him a horse, but delivered a mule, but that's all settled now. Now we live in simple peace and and..."

(1st Man)
"It was a horse."

(2nd Man)
"It was a mule."

(Chorus)
Horse!
Mule!
Horse!
Mule!
Tradition, tradition...
Tradition, tradition...

(Tevye)
"Tradition. Without our traditions, our would be as shaky as... as a fiddler on the roof!"