Fiddler on the roof - If I were a rich man (with subtitles)
Summary
TLDRThe transcript is from the song 'If I Were a Rich Man,' sung by the character Tevye from the musical *Fiddler on the Roof*. Tevye daydreams about the possibilities of becoming wealthy. He imagines building a grand house, living a life of leisure, and gaining respect from his community. He humorously fantasizes about the perks of wealth, like his wife taking on airs and being consulted for wisdom. Despite his wishes, he questions if wealth is truly part of God's plan for him. The piece is filled with humor, reflection, and heartfelt longing.
Takeaways
- 🎵 The speaker reflects on being poor, acknowledging that while it's not shameful, it isn't honorable either.
- 💰 The speaker dreams of having a small fortune and imagines the freedom and luxury wealth would bring.
- 🏠 They describe a fantasy of building a large house with multiple rooms and staircases for show.
- 🐓 The speaker envisions a yard filled with various birds, making noise to announce the presence of a wealthy man.
- 👨👩👧👦 The speaker imagines their wife enjoying the status of a rich man's wife, indulging in luxurious meals and commanding authority.
- 🏆 They believe that wealth would bring respect from others, with people seeking their advice like a wise person.
- 📚 Wealth would afford the speaker time to study holy books and spend hours in the synagogue, praying and discussing religious topics.
- 🕍 The speaker fantasizes about having a reserved seat in the synagogue as a sign of their status.
- 🙏 The speaker humorously ponders whether becoming rich would disrupt a divine plan, expressing a longing for wealth while maintaining humility.
- 🎶 The overall tone is wistful and lighthearted, with a blend of humor, introspection, and musical expression.
Q & A
What is the main theme of the transcript?
-The transcript revolves around a man's wish to be rich and the benefits he imagines wealth would bring to his life, such as not having to work hard and gaining social respect.
What is the man’s attitude towards being poor?
-The man acknowledges that being poor is not a shame, but he also sees no honor in it. He wishes for a small fortune to improve his life.
What does the man envision if he were wealthy?
-He imagines living in a large house, with luxury and comfort. He dreams of a tall house with many rooms, a fine tin roof, and a yard full of animals. He also imagines having more social influence.
What physical features does the man dream his wife would have if he were rich?
-The man imagines his wife having a proper double chin, symbolizing wealth and well-being, and acting like a rich man's wife.
How does the man imagine people would treat him if he were rich?
-He believes that the most important people in town would come to him for advice, and they would respect him as if he were wise, simply because of his wealth.
What does the man say about religious study if he were wealthy?
-He dreams of having the time to sit in the synagogue and pray, discussing holy books with learned men for hours every day, which he views as a sweet luxury.
What is the significance of the staircase in the man's vision of a rich life?
-The man describes a house with one staircase going up, another going down, and a third leading nowhere just for show, symbolizing excess and luxury.
How does the man view the connection between wealth and wisdom?
-The man feels that wealth makes people assume that someone is wise, even if their answers are right or wrong, indicating that money influences others' perceptions.
What does the man ask at the end of the transcript?
-He questions whether it would spoil some 'vast Eternal plan' if he were to become a wealthy man, addressing his desire to change his fate.
What is the overall tone of the transcript?
-The tone is a mix of whimsical longing and reflection. The man dreams of a better life, while also pondering the fairness and limitations of his current situation.
Outlines
💭 Dreaming of Wealth and a Better Life
In this first part, the speaker reflects on being poor and contemplates the advantages of wealth. They express a desire to be rich, imagining a life where hard work is unnecessary. They dream of a large house, complete with grand staircases and a bustling yard filled with animals for all to admire. The speaker believes that being wealthy would make life easier and more enjoyable, especially by gaining respect from the community, even if their advice or actions are not always correct.
🙏 A Life of Leisure and Learning in Synagogue
The second section continues the speaker's dream of wealth, imagining the freedom to spend more time in religious and scholarly pursuits. They fantasize about sitting in the synagogue, engaging with learned men, and discussing sacred texts. For the speaker, this time spent in prayer and study represents the sweetest reward of wealth. They also wonder if becoming wealthy would disrupt some larger, eternal plan.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Wealth
💡Idle Man
💡House with rooms by the dozen
💡Chicks, turkeys, geese, and ducks
💡Rich man's wife
💡Solomon the wise
💡Synagogue and prayer
💡Holy books
💡Lion and the lamb
💡Eternal plan
Highlights
Introduction to the theme of being poor and questioning the fairness of it: 'Lord you made many many poor people... but it's no great honor, either.'
Dreaming about wealth: 'So what would have been so terrible if I had a small fortune?'
Opening line of the famous song: 'If I were a rich man, I wouldn't have to work hard.'
Vision of a luxurious home: 'I’d build a big tall house with rooms by the dozen, right in the middle of the town.'
Whimsical image of staircases: 'There would be one long staircase just going up, and one even longer coming down.'
Idea of wealth displayed through farm animals: 'I'd fill my yard with chicks and turkeys and geese and ducks for the town to see and hear.'
Reflection on wealth bringing respect: 'As if to say, here lives a wealthy man.'
Repetition of the chorus: 'If I were a rich man, all day long I'd biddy-biddy-bum.'
Imagining his wife as wealthy: 'I see my wife, my Golde, looking like a rich man's wife, with a proper double chin.'
A dream of social importance: 'The most important men in town will come to fawn on me.'
Wisdom through wealth: 'They will ask me to advise them, like Solomon the Wise.'
Irony of wealth and knowledge: 'It won’t make one bit of difference if I answer right or wrong, when you're rich, they think you really know.'
Religious aspirations tied to wealth: 'If I were rich, I'd have the time to sit in the synagogue and pray.'
Longing for more spiritual engagement: 'I’d discuss the holy books with learned men, seven hours every day.'
Final reflection on fate and wealth: 'Would it spoil some vast eternal plan if I were a wealthy man?'
Transcripts
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death oh dear
[Music]
Lord you made many many poor
people I realize of course it's no shame
to be
poor but it's no great honor
either so what would have been so
terrible if I had a small
fortune If I Were a
[Music]
Rich if I were a wealthy man I wouldn't
have to work
hard if I were B
rich idle little ID Idle Man I build a
big tall house with the rooms by the
Dozen right in the middle of the Town a
fine tin roof with the real wooden
floors
below there would it be one long
staircase just going up and one never
longer coming down and one more leading
nowhere just for
show I'd fill my yard with chicks and
turkeys and geese and ducks for the town
to see and hear squaring just as noisily
as they
can and
it will land like a trumpet on the ear
as if to say here lives a wealthy
man If I Were a Rich
Man all day long i b b if I were a
wealthy man I wouldn't have to work hard
if I were a bit B rich idle Little D man
I see my wife my gold looking like a
rich man's wife with a proper double
chin
supervising meals to a heart's
Delight I see her putting on airs and
strutting like a peacock oh what a happy
mood whiches in screaming at the seven
day and
night the most important man in town
will come to F on me they will ask me to
advise them like Solomon the
wise if you
please pardon me
posing problems that would cross a
rabbi's eyes he had
[Music]
need and it won't make one bit of
difference if I answer right or
wrong when you're rich they think you
really know
[Applause]
if I were Rich I'd have the time that I
like to sit in the synagogue and
pray and maybe have a seat by the
eastern
wall and I discuss their holy books with
a leared men seven hours every day and
that would be the sweetest thing of all
[Music]
If I Were a Rich
Man all
[Music]
day if I were a wealthy man I wouldn't
have to work
hard Lord who made The Lion and the lamb
you decreed I should be what I am would
it spoil some vast Eternal
plan if I were a
wealthy man
[Music]
deia deia where's your horse well he
decided to take the day off have a good
Sabbath thank you you're
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