LYRIC

TO LIFE! L’CHAIM- Fiddler On The Roof- Composed By Jerry Bock, Lyrics By Sheldon Harnick- 1964 Broadway Musical

“Here’s to our prosperity. Our good health and happiness.
And most important…”

To life, to life, l’chaim
L’chaim, l’chaim, to life
Here’s to the father I’ve tried to be
Here’s to my bride to be
Drink, l’chaim, to life, to life, l’chaim
L’chaim, l’chaim, to life.

Life has a way of confusing us
Blessing and bruising us
Drink, l’chaim, to life
God would like us to be joyful
Even when our hearts lie panting on the floor
How much more can we be joyful
When there’s really something
To be joyful for.

To life, to life, l’chaim
To Tzeitel, my daughter
My wife
It gives you something to think about
Something to drink about
Drink, l’chaim, to life.

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.

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.
Za va shas da rovia
Heaven bless you both nazdrovia,
To your health and may we live together in peace!

To life!