English Lyrics

TEVYE
Do you love me?

GOLDE
Do I what?

TEVYE
Do you love me?

GOLDE
Do I love you?

TEVYE
Well?

GOLDE
With our daughters getting married
And there's trouble in the town
You're upset, you're worn-out
Go inside, go lie down
Maybe it's indigestion!

TEVYE
Golde, I'm asking you a question
Do you love me?

GOLDE
You're a fool!

TEVYE
I know! But do you love me?

GOLDE
Do I love you?

TEVYE
Well?

GOLDE
For twenty-five years I've washed your clothes
Cooked your meals, cleaned the house
Given you children, milked your cow
After twenty-five years, why talk about love right now?

TEVYE
Golde, the first time I saw you
Was on our wedding day
I was scared

GOLDE
I was shy

TEVYE
I was nervous

GOLDE
So was I

TEVYE
But my father and my mother said
We'd learn to love each other
So now I'm asking you, Golde
Do you love me?

GOLDE
I'm your wife!

TEVYE
I know! But do you love me?

GOLDE
Do I love him?

TEVYE
Well?

GOLDE
For twenty-five years I've lived with him
Fought with him, starved with him
Twenty-five years my bed is his
If that's not love, what is?

TEVYE
Then you love me!

GOLDE
I suppose I do

TEVYE
And I suppose I love you, too

TEVYE & GOLDE
It doesn't change a thing
But even so -
After twenty-five years
It's nice to know

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