If I Were Rich Man Fiddler On The Roof

Tevye dear god you made many many poor people.

If i were rich man fiddler on the roof.

But it s no great honor either. Watch tony winner katrina lenk bobbi in the new revival of company perform if i were a rich man from fiddler on the roof at miscast 2018. Love this musical and this song was one of the first musical theatre songs i heard. Fiddler on the roof cast fiddler on the roof soundtrack.

I realize of course that it s no shame to be poor. Lenk takes on the role of tevye in the video above. The title is inspired by a 1902 monologue by sholem aleichem in yiddish ven ikh bin rothschild a reference to the wealth of the rothschild family although the content is quite different. If i were a rich man lyrics fiddler on the roof cast.

Hope i didn t ruin it lol this is if i were a rich man from the classic. It was written by sheldon harnick and jerry bock. The song is performed by tevye the main character in the musical and reflects his dreams of glory. The lyric is based in part on passages from sholem aleichem s 1899 short.