To Life

TEVYE:
(spoken)
Here's to our prosperity, our good health and happiness
And most important ...
(sung)
To life! To life! L'chai-im!
L'chai-im, l'chai-im, to life!

TEVYE:
Here's to the father I tried to be

LAZAR:
Here's to my bride-to-be

TEVYE and LAZAR:
Drink l'chai-im, to life

To life, l'chai-im
L'chai-im, l'chai-im, to life

TEVYE:
Life has a way of confusing us

LAZAR:
Blessing and bruising us

TEVYE and LAZAR:
Drink l'chai-im, 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?

TEVYE and LAZAR:
To life, to life, l'chai-im

TEVYE:
To Tzeitel, my daughter--

LAZAR:
My wife

It gives you something to think about

TEVYE:
Something to drink about

TEVYE and LAZAR:
Drink l'chai-im, to life!

LAZAR:
(spoken)
Reb Morta!

MORTA:
Yes, Lazar Wolf?

LAZAR:
Drinks for everyone!

MORTA:
What's the occasion?

LAZAR:
I'm taking myself a bride!

MORTA:
Who is it?

LAZAR:
Tevye's eldest, Tzeitel!

MEN:
(sung)
To Lazar Wolf--

TEVYE:
To Tevye!

MEN:
To Tzeitel, your daughter--

LAZAR:
My wife!

MEN:
May all your futures be pleasant ones
Not like our present ones
Drink l'chai-im, to life

To life, l'chai-im
L'chai-im, l'chai-im, to life

It takes a wedding to make us say
"Let's live another day,"
Drink l'chai-im, to life!

We'll raise a glass and sip a drop of schnapps in honor of
The great
Good luck that favors 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'chai-im, to life!

RUSSIAN:
Za va shas da rovia
Heaven bless you both
Nasdrovia
To your health and may we live
Together in peace!

Za va shas da rovia
Heaven bless you both
Nasdrovia
To your health and may we live
Together in peace!

RUSSIANS:
May you both be favored with the future of your choice
May you live to see a thousand reasons to rejoice!

ALL:
We'll raise a glass and sip a drop of schnapps in honor of
The great
Good luck that favors 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'chai-im, to life!

TEVYE:
(spoken)
To life!