Song 31: Fiddler on the roof. Tradition. Lyrics
Letra traducida al español
[TEVYE]
Tradition, tradition! Tradition!
Tradition, tradition! Tradition!
Because of our traditions we've kept our balance for many many years. Here in Anatevka we have traditions for everything. How to sleep, how to eat. How to work, how to wear clothes. For instance, we always keep our heads covered and always wear a little prayer shawl. This shows our constant devotion to God. You may ask. How did this traditios get started? I'll tell you... I don't know. But it's a tradition and because of our traditions everyone of us knows who he is and what God expects him to do.
[TEVYE & PAPAS]
Who, day and night, must scramble for a living,
Feed a wife and children, say his daily prayers?
And who has the right, as master of the house,
To have the final word at home?
The Papa, the Papa! Tradition.
The Papa, the Papa! Tradition.
[GOLDE & MAMAS]
Who must know the way to make a proper home,
A quiet home, a kosher home?
Who must raise the family and run the home,
So Papa's free to read the holy books?
The Mama, the Mama! Tradition!
The Mama, the Mama! Tradition!
[SONS]
At three, I started Hebrew school. At ten, I learned a trade.
I hear they've picked a bride for me. I hope she's pretty.
The son, the son! Tradition!
The son, the son! Tradition!
[DAUGHTERS]
And who does Mama teach to mend and tend and fix,
Preparing me to marry whoever Papa picks?
The daughter, the daughter! Tradition!
The daughter, the daughter! Tradition!
And in the circle of our little village we've always had our special types. For instance, Yente, the matchmaker. Reb Nachum, the beggar, and most important of all, our beloved rabbi.
- Rabbi, may I ask you a question?
- Certainly, Leibesh.
- Is there a proper blessing for the Tzar?
- A blessing for the Tzar? Of course. May God bless and keep the Tzar... far away from us.
Then there are the others in our village. They make a much bigger circle. We don't bother them and so far they don't bother us. And among ourselves we always get along perfectly well. Of course there was the time when he sold him a horse and told him it was only six years old when it was really twelve. But now it's all over and we all live in simple peace and harmony.
- It was really twelve years old.
- It was six.
- Tevye knows it was twelve. (arguing)
- It was twelve.
[TEVYE]
Tradition, tradition! Tradition!
Tradition, tradition! Tradition!
Traditions, traditions. Without our traditions our lives would be as shaky as... as...
As a fiddler on the roof.
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