Fiddler On The Roof / lyr. S.Harnick mus. J.Bock arr. E.Lojeski/奧斯汀龍吟合唱團 (Austin Chinese Choir)

2018 "珍情 • 祝福" 演唱會 "Not To Say Goodbye" Concert
11/17/2018 @ Hope Presbyterian Church, Austin, TX
指揮: 葉美伶 (Emily Yeh Chow)
鋼琴: 郭翠芬 (Janice Kuo)
小提琴: 陳昱仰 (Alan Chen)
大提琴: 吳青芳 (Chingfang Wu)
單簧管: 劉映伶 (Yin-Ling Liu)
打擊樂: 蔡蕙如 (Angie Tsai)
Fiddler On The Roof (Choral Medley) / 屋頂上的提琴手
Lyrics:Sheldon Harnick Music:Jerry Bock Arrangement.: Ed Lojeski
Narrator - 石達偉 David Shi
[POPPA]
Who, day and night, must scramble for a living,
Feed a wife and children, say his daily prayers?
And who has the right, as master of his house,
To have the final word at home?
The Poppa , the Poppa ! Tradition!
[ MOMMA]
Soprano - 潘蔚文 Weiwen Pan
Who must know the way to make a proper home,
A quiet home, a kosher home?
Who must raise the family and run the home,
So Poppa 's free to read the holy books?
The Momma, the Momma ! Tradition!
[SON]
Tenor - 湛棨羽 Theodore Charm
At three, I started Hebrew school. At ten, I learned a trade.
I hear they've picked a bride for me. I hope she's pretty.
The sons, the sons! Tradition!
[DAUGHTER]
Alto - 周諳恩 Anne Chow
And who does Momma teach to mend and tend and fix,
Preparing me to marry whoever Poppa picks?
The daughters, the daughters! Tradition!
The Momma, the Momma ! Tradition!
The sons, the sons! Tradition!
[DAUGHTERS ~ "MATCHMAKER"]
Soprano - 黃致遠 Helen Huang
Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match.
Find me a find, catch me a catch.
Matchmaker, matchmaker, look through your book
And make me a match of my own.
[IF I WERE A RICH MAN]
If I were a rich man,
daidle, deedle, daidle, digguh, digguh, deedle, daidle, dum. All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.
If I were a wealthy man.
wouldn't have to work hard.
daidle, deedle, daidle, digguh, digguh, deedle, daidle, dum
If I were a biddy biddy rich,
If I were a wealthy man.
[MOTHERS AND FATHERS]
Soprano - 蘇詩涵 Shih-Han Su
Alto - 潘蔚文 Weiwen Pan
Tenor - 周宗亨 Alex Chow
Bass - 袁理宗 Litzong Yuan
May the Lord protect and defend you.
May He always shield you from shame.
May you come to be In Israel a shining name.
May you be like Ruth and like Esther.
May you be deserving of praise.
Favor them, Oh Lord, with happiness and peace.
Oh, hear our Sabbath prayer. Amen.
[All Shout] To life! To life!
[To Life]
L'chai-im! L'chai-im, l'chai-im, to life!
If you've been lucky, then Monday was no worse than Sunday was, Drink l'chai-im, to life.
To life, l'chai-im! L'chai-im, l'chai-im, to life!
One day it's honey and raisin cake,
Next day a stomach ache, Drink L'chai-im, to life!
Our great men have written words of Wisdom to be used
When hardship must be faced;
Life obliges us with hardship
So the words of wisdom shouldn't go to waste.
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!
[SUNRISE, SUNSET]
Is this the little girl I carried? Is this the little boy at play?
I don't remember growing older, When did they?
When did she get to be a beauty? When did he grow to be so tall?
Wasn't it yesterday when they were small?
Sunrise, sunset. Sunrise, sunset, Swiftly flow the days.
Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers,
Blossoming even as we gaze.
Sunrise, sunset. Sunrise, sunset, Swiftly fly the years.
One season following another, Laden with happiness and tears.
[FIDDLER ON THE ROOF]
A way above my head, I see the strangest sight,
a fiddler on the roof, who’s up there day and night;
He fiddles when it rains, he fiddles when it snows.
I’ve never seen him rest, yet on and on he goes.
What does it mean, this fiddler on the roof,
Who fiddles ev’ry night and fiddles ev’ry noon?
Why should he pick so curious a place to play his little fiddler’s tune?
A fiddler on the roof, a most unlikely sight,
It might not mean a thing, but then again it might!
Tradition, tradition, tradition.
The Daughters, the Momma, The Sons, The Poppa, Tradition!

[@thirtycats]

Beautiful!!

[@austinchinesechoir]

Thank you

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