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Song Matchmaker
Artist Soundtrack
Album Fiddler on the Roof (New London Cast Recording)
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[00:01.581] # Matchmaker
[00:03.018] Hodel: Tzeitel you are the oldest,
[00:04.480] they have to make a match for you
[00:06.440] before they make a match for me.
[00:07.772] Chava: And after her one for me.
[00:09.339] So if Yente brings you …
[00:10.358] Zeitel: Oh, Yente, Yente.
[00:11.272] H: Well, somebody has to arrange the matches,
[00:13.649] young people can’t decide these things for themselves.
[00:16.262] C: She might bring someone wonderful.
[00:18.247] H: Someone interesting.
[00:19.579] C: And well-off.
[00:20.676] H: And important.
[00:21.800] H:
[00:22.218] Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match.
[00:25.901] Find me a find,
[00:27.599] catch me a catch.
[00:29.271] Matchmaker, matchmaker look through your book,
[00:32.536] and make me a perfect match!
[00:35.436] C:
[00:36.402] Matchmaker, matchmaker I’ll bring the veil,
[00:39.484] you bring the groom, slender and pale.
[00:42.854] Bring me a ring for I’m longing to be
[00:45.884] the envy of all I see.
[00:49.202] H: For papa, make him a scholar.
[00:52.781] C: For mama, make him rich as a king.
[00:55.680] H/C:
[00:56.804] For me, well, I wouldn’t holler,
[00:59.599] if he were as handsome as anything.
[01:02.969] Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match,
[01:06.443] find me a find, catch me a catch.
[01:09.787] Night after night in the dark I’m alone,
[01:12.791] so find me a match of my own.
[01:18.851] T:
[01:21.280] Since when have you interested in a match Chava?
[01:23.553] I thought you just had your eye on your books.
[01:25.643] And you had your eye on the rabbi’s son.
[01:29.039] H:
[01:29.587] Well why not?
[01:30.789] We only have one rabbi, and he only has one son.
[01:33.845] Why shouldn’t I want the best?
[01:35.151] T:
[01:35.622] Because you are a girl from a poor family,
[01:37.163] so whatever Yente brings, you’ll take,
[01:40.245] right?
[01:41.630] Of course right!
[01:45.940] Hodel, Oh Hodel, have I made a match for you.
[01:49.911] He’s handsome, he’s young,
[01:51.791] all right he’s sixty-two.
[01:53.463] But he’s a nice man, a good catch.
[01:55.971] True? True!
[01:57.538] I promise you’d be happy,
[01:59.341] and even if you’re not.
[02:01.222] There’s more to life than that,
[02:02.972] don’t ask me what!
[02:06.969] Chava, I found him! Will you be a lucky bride.
[02:12.115] He’s handsome, he’s tall,
[02:13.578] that is from side to side.
[02:15.328] But he’s a nice man, a good catch.
[02:17.757] Right? Right!
[02:19.220] You heard he has a temper,
[02:21.022] he’d beat you every night.
[02:22.642] But only when he’s sober,
[02:24.915] so you’re all right!
[02:26.874] Did you think you’d get a prince?
[02:29.408] Well I do the best I can.
[02:33.091] With no dowry, no money, no family background,
[02:38.890] be glad you got a man!
[02:42.913] C:
[02:48.373] Matchmaker, matchmaker, you know that I’m still very young.
[02:54.590] Please take your time.
[02:56.915] H: Up to this minute I misunderstood,
[03:00.389] that I could get stuck for good.
[03:03.471] H/C:
[03:04.203] Dear Yente, see that he’s gentle.
[03:07.468] Remember you were also a bride.
[03:10.577] H/C/T:
[03:10.890] It’s not that I’m sentimental,
[03:14.469] it’s just that I’m terrified!
[03:19.772] H: Matchmaker, matchmaker plan me no plans.
[03:23.011] C: I’m in no rush, maybe I’ve learn’t.
[03:26.773] H: Playing with matches a girl can get burnt.
[03:32.702] H/C/T:
[03:33.251] So bring me no ring,
[03:35.733] groom me no groom,
[03:37.378] find me no find,
[03:39.129] catch me no catch.
[03:40.670] Unless he’s a matchless match!
[00:01.581] Matchmaker
[00:03.018] Hodel: Tzeitel you are the oldest,
[00:04.480] they have to make a match for you
[00:06.440] before they make a match for me.
[00:07.772] Chava: And after her one for me.
[00:09.339] So if Yente brings you
[00:10.358] Zeitel: Oh, Yente, Yente.
[00:11.272] H: Well, somebody has to arrange the matches,
[00:13.649] young people can' t decide these things for themselves.
[00:16.262] C: She might bring someone wonderful.
[00:18.247] H: Someone interesting.
[00:19.579] C: And welloff.
[00:20.676] H: And important.
[00:21.800] H:
[00:22.218] Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match.
[00:25.901] Find me a find,
[00:27.599] catch me a catch.
[00:29.271] Matchmaker, matchmaker look through your book,
[00:32.536] and make me a perfect match!
[00:35.436] C:
[00:36.402] Matchmaker, matchmaker I' ll bring the veil,
[00:39.484] you bring the groom, slender and pale.
[00:42.854] Bring me a ring for I' m longing to be
[00:45.884] the envy of all I see.
[00:49.202] H: For papa, make him a scholar.
[00:52.781] C: For mama, make him rich as a king.
[00:55.680] H C:
[00:56.804] For me, well, I wouldn' t holler,
[00:59.599] if he were as handsome as anything.
[01:02.969] Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match,
[01:06.443] find me a find, catch me a catch.
[01:09.787] Night after night in the dark I' m alone,
[01:12.791] so find me a match of my own.
[01:18.851] T:
[01:21.280] Since when have you interested in a match Chava?
[01:23.553] I thought you just had your eye on your books.
[01:25.643] And you had your eye on the rabbi' s son.
[01:29.039] H:
[01:29.587] Well why not?
[01:30.789] We only have one rabbi, and he only has one son.
[01:33.845] Why shouldn' t I want the best?
[01:35.151] T:
[01:35.622] Because you are a girl from a poor family,
[01:37.163] so whatever Yente brings, you' ll take,
[01:40.245] right?
[01:41.630] Of course right!
[01:45.940] Hodel, Oh Hodel, have I made a match for you.
[01:49.911] He' s handsome, he' s young,
[01:51.791] all right he' s sixtytwo.
[01:53.463] But he' s a nice man, a good catch.
[01:55.971] True? True!
[01:57.538] I promise you' d be happy,
[01:59.341] and even if you' re not.
[02:01.222] There' s more to life than that,
[02:02.972] don' t ask me what!
[02:06.969] Chava, I found him! Will you be a lucky bride.
[02:12.115] He' s handsome, he' s tall,
[02:13.578] that is from side to side.
[02:15.328] But he' s a nice man, a good catch.
[02:17.757] Right? Right!
[02:19.220] You heard he has a temper,
[02:21.022] he' d beat you every night.
[02:22.642] But only when he' s sober,
[02:24.915] so you' re all right!
[02:26.874] Did you think you' d get a prince?
[02:29.408] Well I do the best I can.
[02:33.091] With no dowry, no money, no family background,
[02:38.890] be glad you got a man!
[02:42.913] C:
[02:48.373] Matchmaker, matchmaker, you know that I' m still very young.
[02:54.590] Please take your time.
[02:56.915] H: Up to this minute I misunderstood,
[03:00.389] that I could get stuck for good.
[03:03.471] H C:
[03:04.203] Dear Yente, see that he' s gentle.
[03:07.468] Remember you were also a bride.
[03:10.577] H C T:
[03:10.890] It' s not that I' m sentimental,
[03:14.469] it' s just that I' m terrified!
[03:19.772] H: Matchmaker, matchmaker plan me no plans.
[03:23.011] C: I' m in no rush, maybe I' ve learn' t.
[03:26.773] H: Playing with matches a girl can get burnt.
[03:32.702] H C T:
[03:33.251] So bring me no ring,
[03:35.733] groom me no groom,
[03:37.378] find me no find,
[03:39.129] catch me no catch.
[03:40.670] Unless he' s a matchless match!
[00:01.581] Matchmaker
[00:03.018] Hodel: Tzeitel you are the oldest,
[00:04.480] they have to make a match for you
[00:06.440] before they make a match for me.
[00:07.772] Chava: And after her one for me.
[00:09.339] So if Yente brings you
[00:10.358] Zeitel: Oh, Yente, Yente.
[00:11.272] H: Well, somebody has to arrange the matches,
[00:13.649] young people can' t decide these things for themselves.
[00:16.262] C: She might bring someone wonderful.
[00:18.247] H: Someone interesting.
[00:19.579] C: And welloff.
[00:20.676] H: And important.
[00:21.800] H:
[00:22.218] Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match.
[00:25.901] Find me a find,
[00:27.599] catch me a catch.
[00:29.271] Matchmaker, matchmaker look through your book,
[00:32.536] and make me a perfect match!
[00:35.436] C:
[00:36.402] Matchmaker, matchmaker I' ll bring the veil,
[00:39.484] you bring the groom, slender and pale.
[00:42.854] Bring me a ring for I' m longing to be
[00:45.884] the envy of all I see.
[00:49.202] H: For papa, make him a scholar.
[00:52.781] C: For mama, make him rich as a king.
[00:55.680] H C:
[00:56.804] For me, well, I wouldn' t holler,
[00:59.599] if he were as handsome as anything.
[01:02.969] Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match,
[01:06.443] find me a find, catch me a catch.
[01:09.787] Night after night in the dark I' m alone,
[01:12.791] so find me a match of my own.
[01:18.851] T:
[01:21.280] Since when have you interested in a match Chava?
[01:23.553] I thought you just had your eye on your books.
[01:25.643] And you had your eye on the rabbi' s son.
[01:29.039] H:
[01:29.587] Well why not?
[01:30.789] We only have one rabbi, and he only has one son.
[01:33.845] Why shouldn' t I want the best?
[01:35.151] T:
[01:35.622] Because you are a girl from a poor family,
[01:37.163] so whatever Yente brings, you' ll take,
[01:40.245] right?
[01:41.630] Of course right!
[01:45.940] Hodel, Oh Hodel, have I made a match for you.
[01:49.911] He' s handsome, he' s young,
[01:51.791] all right he' s sixtytwo.
[01:53.463] But he' s a nice man, a good catch.
[01:55.971] True? True!
[01:57.538] I promise you' d be happy,
[01:59.341] and even if you' re not.
[02:01.222] There' s more to life than that,
[02:02.972] don' t ask me what!
[02:06.969] Chava, I found him! Will you be a lucky bride.
[02:12.115] He' s handsome, he' s tall,
[02:13.578] that is from side to side.
[02:15.328] But he' s a nice man, a good catch.
[02:17.757] Right? Right!
[02:19.220] You heard he has a temper,
[02:21.022] he' d beat you every night.
[02:22.642] But only when he' s sober,
[02:24.915] so you' re all right!
[02:26.874] Did you think you' d get a prince?
[02:29.408] Well I do the best I can.
[02:33.091] With no dowry, no money, no family background,
[02:38.890] be glad you got a man!
[02:42.913] C:
[02:48.373] Matchmaker, matchmaker, you know that I' m still very young.
[02:54.590] Please take your time.
[02:56.915] H: Up to this minute I misunderstood,
[03:00.389] that I could get stuck for good.
[03:03.471] H C:
[03:04.203] Dear Yente, see that he' s gentle.
[03:07.468] Remember you were also a bride.
[03:10.577] H C T:
[03:10.890] It' s not that I' m sentimental,
[03:14.469] it' s just that I' m terrified!
[03:19.772] H: Matchmaker, matchmaker plan me no plans.
[03:23.011] C: I' m in no rush, maybe I' ve learn' t.
[03:26.773] H: Playing with matches a girl can get burnt.
[03:32.702] H C T:
[03:33.251] So bring me no ring,
[03:35.733] groom me no groom,
[03:37.378] find me no find,
[03:39.129] catch me no catch.
[03:40.670] Unless he' s a matchless match!
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