Sheldon Harnick - To Life lyrics

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'chai-im, to life! To life, to life, l'chai-im,! L'chai-im, l'chai-im, to life! Life has a way of confusing us Blessing and bruising us Drink l'chaim, to life To life, l'chai-im! L'chai-im, l'chai-im, to life! A gift we seldom are wise enough Ever to prize enough Drink l'chai-im, to life! God would like us to be joyful Even though 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'chai-im! L'chai-im, l'chai-im, to life! It gives you something to think about Something to drink about Drink l'chai-im, to life! l'chai-im ! __________ **Editor's Note: There seems to be a disagreement here, someone come and clean up, pick a version, and take these comments out of the body of the song** The blessing and bruising us part comes first The honey and raisin cake is not in the song at all You forgot the part about there lives being more Pleasent Then there future ones This may be a version of "To Life", but it's not the Version from either the play or the movie. In "Fiddler," The song is about the wedding of Tevye's daughter ______________ To Life Here's to our prosperity, our good health and happiness And most important ... To life, to life, l'chai-im L'chai-im, l'chai-im, to life Here's to the father I tried to be Here's to my bride-to-be Drink l'chai-im, to life To life, l'chai-im L'chai-im, l'chai-im, to life Life has a way of confusing us Blessing and bruising us Drink l'chai-im, 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'chai-im To Tzeitel, my daughter--my wife It gives you something to think about Something to drink about Drink l'chai-im, to life! (Le Morta! Yes, Lazar Wolf? Drinks for everyone! What's the occasion? I'm taking myself a bride! Who is it? Tevye's eldest, Tzeitel!) To Lazar Wolf-- To Tevye! To Tzeitel, your daughter--my wife! May all your futures be pleasant ones Not like our present ones Drink l'chai-im, to life To life, l'chai-im L'chai-im, l'chai-im, to life It takes a wedding to make us say "Let's live another day," Drink l'chai-im, to life! We'll raise a gla** and sip a drop of schnapps in honor of The great Good luck that favors 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'chai-im, to life! Heaven bless you both, 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! We'll raise a gla** and sip a drop of schnapps in honor of The great Good luck that favors 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'chai-im, to life!