Soundtrack to Life - Iyeoka

Tevye)

«Here's to our prosperity.

Our good health and happiness.

And most important,»

To life, to life, l’chaim

(Tevye & 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

(Both)

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

(Russian)

Zachava zdarovia

Heaven bless you both nazdrovia

To your health and may we live together in peace

Zachava zdarovia

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

(Other Russians)

Zachava zdarovia

Heaven bless you both nazdrovia

To your health and may we live together in peace

(There is an instrumental bridge here wherein the choreography encompasses the «bottle dance» featured in this number that

is performed by the «Russian» characters.)

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

(Tevye)

To life!