Tzeitl! Tzeitl, darling
Guess who I just saw?
Your sister Chava, with that Fyedka!
And it's not the first time I've seen them together
You saw Chava with Fyedka?
Would I make it up?
Ugh!
Oh, and Tzeitl, I happened to be at the post office today
And the postman told me that he had a letter there
For your sister, Hodel
Wonderful! I'll go get it
I got it
It's from her intended, Perchik
Oh, Hodel will be so happy, she's been waiting—
It's open
It happened to be open!
Lyvka! I have such news
Remember Perchik?
That crazy student?
Remember at the wedding?
When Tzeitl married Motel
And Perchik started dancing
With Tevye's daughter Hodel
Well,
I just learned that Perchik's been arrested in Kiev!
No!
Yes!
Sheindl! Sheindl!
Wait 'til I tell you!
Remember Perchik?
That crazy student?
Remember at the wedding?
He danced with Tevye's Hodel
Well,
I just heard that Hodel's been arrested in Kiev!
No! Terrible, terrible
Yrla!
Rabbi! Rabbi!
Do you remember Perchik? (Remember Perchik)
That student from Kiev (With all his strange ideas)
Remember how he acted (Remember Tzeitl's wedding)
When Tzeitl married Motel
Well I just heard (Where Tevye danced with Golde)
Hodel's been arrested (Well I just heard)
For dancing at the wedding! (That Tevye's been arrested!)
And Tevye's gone to Kiev! (And Golde's gone to Kiev!)
What?!
Listen everybody, terrible news! Terrible!
Remember Perchik? (Yes)
Who started all the trouble (So?)
Well I just heard—
From someone who should know! (What?)
That Golde's been arrested
And Hodel's gone to Kiev
Motel studies dancing
And Tevye's acting strange
Shprintze has the measles
Bielke has the mumps
And that's what comes from men and women dancing!