To Life

Lyrics

[TEVYE, spoken] Here's to our prosperity Our good health and happiness And most important— (sung) To life! To life! L'chaim! [TEVYE & LAZAR] L'chaim, l'chaim, to life! [TEVYE] Here's to the father I tried to be [LAZAR] Here's to my bride-to-be [TEVYE & LAZAR] 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 [TEVYE & LAZAR] 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? [TEVYE & LAZAR] 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 [TEVYE & LAZAR] Drink l'chaim, to life [LAZAR, spoken] Reb Mordcha.  [MORDCHA, spoken] Yes, Lazar Wolf? [LAZAR, spoken] Drinks for everybody.  [MORDCHA, spoken] What's the occasion? [LAZAR, spoken] I'm taking myself a bride.  [MORDCHA & MEN, spoken] Who is it? [LAZAR, spoken] Tevye's eldest, Tzeitel! [MEN, spoken] Mazel tov! [LAZAR, spoken] Thank you.  [MEN] 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'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 Ya ya ya ya ya ya, ya ya ya ya da da Ya ya ya ya dee dee da Ya ya ya ya ya ya, ya ya ya ya da da Ya ya ya ya dee dee da [RUSSIAN] Ah За ваш здоровья (Za va shas da rovia) Heaven bless you both На здоровье (Nasdrovia) To your health and may we live together in peace За ваш здоровья (Za va shas da rovia) Heaven bless you both На здоровье (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 За ваш здоровья (Za va shas da rovia) Heaven bless you both На здоровье (Nasdrovia) To your health and may we live together in peace [ALL] 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 (spoken) To life! [TEVYE, spoken] To life!