best song against arranged marriages ever! :) no girl should get stuck with being raped by a 62-year-old, drunk, abusive husband just because some angry old matchmaker has forced her to marry him. Yenta is so vicious. I'm glad she failed to torture these girls. I hope she ends up dead for all the torture she put girls though in her job matching young women with old abusive drunk men.
What an amazing ensemble of young actresses. They sing and act incredibly well. The whole scene is a masterpiece of its own. Take a look at this subtle movement in the beginning of the scene...
Tzeitel imitating Yente cracks me up every time. She's got her movements and mannerisms down so well. Also this song rings true for every teenage girl whose ever day-dreamed about getting married.
Everyone dreams of prince charming but at the same most people these days understand reality enough so by the time they are old enough they don't want an actual fairytale romance just someone who wonderful in their own way who will support them through the good and bad. Though I did hear about a girl who wrote a list of what qualities she wanted in her dream guy and she got a boyfriend who was that but he found out about the list and got mad and dumped her. Don't get it myself considering you think someone would be flattered that someone thinks that highly of them. Its not she did anything besides make a list of qualities and he just happened to fit them. She wasn't looking for prince charming but someone wonderful in their own way.
Dreams come true just often enough to keep people dreaming. I'm sure that at least one teacher said something like: "Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, you are NOT going to grow up and marry Prince William!"
@@mikekapnerarcangeluriel8006 Really? I absolutely adored this film. My parents were regular visitors to the London West End Theatres and I cannot describe the joy and praise my mother had for Topol.
the part where they spring up off the bed and sing "It's just that I'm terrified!" looks like camerawork that would be used today! very innovative for 1971!
Back then, especially in that culture, being 'slender and pale' meant that you had enough money not to have to work outside all the time, and could devote yourself to the study of scripture that was so important.
wrong. my great granddad was slender, pale & lived off his father in law's money. there whas a meager pay to his name. then war broke out, the nazis where a pain in the ass americans-russians where even worse (officer, it's great and all you saved us, but whas it nessecary to destroy all of greece to do so? 'Uriel Levi')
I just love this song because it's so accurate. In all the fairy tales, arranged marriages for the most part end well, but this song brings to light the real struggles of arranged marriages. I have nothing against them as long as the two end up happy, but I love seeing the girls naïveté diminish over the course of the song. It's very true.
A lot of arranged marriages are forced marriages in disguise. But you do get people who genuinely want that for themselves for reasonss of their personal choice
And it can be that the marriage was/is at least partly arranged by the couple themselves. Sometimes it only *looks* like somebody else chose for them, instead of them. For the look of the thing, you know. 😉
Such a nice counterpoint to "Do You Love Me?" Tevye and Golde found happiness in an arranged marriage, but their daughters found happiness in their own way. There's a strange beauty to it.
You might be surprised to hear matchmaking is making a comeback with singles sick of the insane online dating scene. Although in a very different context than a village in 1905 Russia!
That’s not the song at all. It’s about girls realizing how oppressive some of their traditions are and deciding to go against it. Hence the very last verse: « Matchmaker,Matchmaker PLAN ME NO PLANS I’m in no rush, maybe I’ve learned PLAYING WITH MATCHES A GIRL CAN GET BURNED So BRING ME NO RING! GROOM ME NO GROOM! FIND ME NO FIND! CATCH ME NO CATCH! »
@@nothing-but-milk9176 Its not reigion its actually culture and theologically speaking marriage is supposed to be an consenting adult women and mans choice made by them
@Gregor Baby: That's what my friend Rachel thought when she was 10 or 11 and she is an oldest and used to occasionally pick on her younger sister. So, this may be a case of "it takes one to know one". 😉😜😘 Actually I don't really think they are trying to pick on Chava (who is presumably at least 13 here so I think she can defend herself well enough if she wants to). I think they are really mostly just trying to make a point. But whenever I see this I remember Rachel saying, "They're being mean to her." Maybe. Sort of. But I don't think it was actually intentional.
I think they were trying to protect her (Chava) if anything. From her own innocence. Which she probably does need protecting from. I can see how it could seem sort of mean though. 😕
This song gives me chills. It's a whimsical tune, all sweet and naive in the beginning, but then they all realize that doesn't mean happiness or good health or stability when the eldest sister comes in. Really makes me grateful I didn't have to experience that and these sisters represent that shift in society. Such brilliant and empowered characters.
I remember me and my friends singing this as loud as we could while running around the yard. I always sang the part where I chased them around singing about the great matches I found for them. Fortunately, both of them actually found great guys and one of them has 4 adorable kids.
I think Hodel actually had the better voice. Later in the movie, she goes by train to Siberia, where Perchik is imprisoned, to marry him. Tevye sits with her at the stop, and she sings a beautiful, poignant number, "Far From the Home I Love". Her voice is so pure and touching.
Chava is my favorite sister. I love Tzeitel's part in this song, though. "Hotel! Oh, Hotel, have I made a match for you! He's handsome; he's young!--Alright, he's sixty-two."
My best friend played Hodel in a high school production and she met, dated, and is engaged to my friend who played Motel. My reaction? "Cool...wait...that ain't right!" lol
I'm imagining different matches too. I think Hodel would have walked all over gentle, timid Motel, and Tzeitel would have been shocked by Perchik's views. Each sister ended up with the right guy. 😁😁
I've always loved Fiddler On the Roof and this song in particular. My daughter and her classmates sang this for their Broadway Night at school and not a Jewish student nor teacher at our HS. This song knows no boundaries. Take care and stay safe to you all 😷
Rest in Peace Topol, just read that you have sadly passed away. If I was a rich man, sunrise sunset and matchmaker make me a match are my favourite songs from this brilliant film🙏🏾
What's also great is that even though they are professional actresses and singers you can follow along with them even if you are not one. Musicals are often like that (intentionally, of course) but not every song in every musical will necessarily be like that. This one is. ^___^ Good. I'm so glad. ^___^ I learned to sing it from seeing this movie many times. Most of the women in my singing class sang this together as a group song for a performance we did (a long time ago by now) and I think I was the only one who actually had all the words and the tune fully memorized *before* we got close to performance time. ^____^ I still love this song. It's just that good. ^____^
@@julistarling8382 My dad showed me the musical and brought me along to a production of it. I started watching the movie a lot and I absolutely love the story. It's great that it's also my culture so I can follow along with it.
Lol! Was it like Harry met Sally? Just be glad they don't blame you, I set two people up and after they broke up that's all they did, whinge that I brought them together.
+Tonks Lupin When they're trying to find a good look for Daniel, at one point they say, "Matchmaker, Matchmaker, make me a match, find me a find, catch me a catch" but that's as far as it goes.
I have to thank Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire for introducing this movie to me. I kept singing that part over and over until my mom bought the movie for us to watch on our mother/daughter days ❤️
Ironically I was always drawn to the next to youngest daughter. I.E. the one that does not ever seem to be named in the actual film. Apparently her name was Shprintze.
My music teacher made the girls in our class sing this song in 7th grade. Its been over a decade & i still come back to listen to it. Still remember all the words ☺️ 🤍
In middle school this was the first musical we did. I played the mother, but knew every word to every song by heart. This song was my favorite, just because it was so much fun to sing! I could've gotten one of these roles, but I was far too shy to try. Nevertheless, the songs from this musical always fill me with nostalgia. It's not often that I can look back on those times with a smile, but I've always loved Fiddler on the Roof.
One of my favorite musicals! Though every time I hear this song, I think of some of my old buddies back in college..all of us big, burly football player types...belting this out on a wilderness trip we took long ago, haha. Think "Tangled...I had a dream", and you get the picture, haha.
Matchmaker, matchmaker, matches are fine for other girls but forget mine! It's not that marriage is such a bad plan, but I just don't need a man! I'm single; that makes me happy! Though they say, "Oh, you'll find him someday!" at the risk of sounding sappy, I hope that things stay this way!
You'll surely find one, young and cute, maybe not he might be a brute. Ain't that fine a man whose thine? Maybe he's rich maybe he's poor, you'll never find him unless you open the door. Throw away that kinky toy, maybe in future you'll find a boy. Maybe he's timid, maybe he's wild, all you should hope for is for a child. Maybe 2 maybe 3, that's why with a man you should be. Now someone shoot me for writing that Horrible sappy thing. I'm disgusted by it.
Bindasbar Tzeitl ( excuse the spelling) marries her child hood love, the taylor. Hodel goes to Siberia to marry the Marxist imprisoned by the Tsar- he taught the children and Chava marries the ‘slender and pale’ Russian - who is a Christian - and Tevye disowns her
Tinder.. no. that's your mistake.. Want some advice. Find God.. when you do or if you have. Find a friend.. Gotta have that first.. Try a Church or a function of one.. I meant this friendly for someone crying out. We were ALL there once
Fiddler On The Roof is one of my favorite musicals I have known these songs since before I was in high school and I have been singing them for years matchmaker is one of the best songs in this musical although they are all good songs I love the way that this production number was filmed everything about this movie was first rate thanks for posting this scene from a wonderful Musical
I love this song Tzeitle is hilarious when she mimics the matchmaker haha although I do feel sorry for the redhead sister when they tell her she's not going to find a "prince" because they're poor! xxx
Chava was always my favorite out of the daughters. I guess because she's the middle child, and I can related to her. Plus, her voice is gorgeous. This is one of the most memorable songs in both the film & play, IMO.
The irony is not so much that they chose their husbands, but the path they took that came with their husbands. Chava's especially when you know what happens 30 years after this period...
Yente means gossip in Yiddish, I've known a few old women who've made it their business to pair up as many young people as possible and they've all been very gossipy
Fantastic, classic song. This movie is a shining example of what children should grow up watching. Excellent values, and teaches life lessons still pertinent today. This song in particular is good for girls because *this* is how they should be thinking, *not* "I need to give this guy head or he won't like me anymore"
This is the 1st time I heard many of these songs...& I LOVE THEM!!! Everyone knows If l Were a Rich Man, but many others r new to me. & as a single woman who's alone & fits their description of being alone at night & having standards, l love the lyrics. & the MELODY IS THE BEST!!!
Thank you so much for uploading these! I'm not in Fiddler on the Roof (I have terrible stage fright) but I'm the assistant stage manager, so I'm basically in charge of props/scenes/costumes/actors, so I need to learn all the music so I know just when certain cues are, and this is ever so helpful! ^___^
OH maann.....thank you thank you thank you!!! I'm hearing impaired and been wanting a video with subtitles to understand what they're singing. BLESS YOU!!!
It wasn't till highschool till I began (emphasis on the word began) to notice and realize that as a believer and a person who trusts God, God should (emphasis on the word should) be my matchmaker.
I love this movie and this has always been my favorite song from it. It's just one of those songs that's almost always in my head, so I'm singing it quite often. Only downside is I still haven't memorized all the words so i sing about half of it lol
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"Playing with matches a girl can get burned!" My favourite line!
Me too!
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Sad Little Ghost wholesome
best song against arranged marriages ever! :) no girl should get stuck with being raped by a 62-year-old, drunk, abusive husband just because some angry old matchmaker has forced her to marry him. Yenta is so vicious. I'm glad she failed to torture these girls. I hope she ends up dead for all the torture she put girls though in her job matching young women with old abusive drunk men.
What an amazing ensemble of young actresses. They sing and act incredibly well. The whole scene is a masterpiece of its own. Take a look at this subtle movement in the beginning of the scene...
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Tzeitel imitating Yente cracks me up every time. She's got her movements and mannerisms down so well. Also this song rings true for every teenage girl whose ever day-dreamed about getting married.
Everyone dreams of prince charming but at the same most people these days understand reality enough so by the time they are old enough they don't want an actual fairytale romance just someone who wonderful in their own way who will support them through the good and bad.
Though I did hear about a girl who wrote a list of what qualities she wanted in her dream guy and she got a boyfriend who was that but he found out about the list and got mad and dumped her. Don't get it myself considering you think someone would be flattered that someone thinks that highly of them. Its not she did anything besides make a list of qualities and he just happened to fit them. She wasn't looking for prince charming but someone wonderful in their own way.
Dreams come true just often enough to keep people dreaming. I'm sure that at least one teacher said something like: "Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, you are NOT going to grow up and marry Prince William!"
I love the simple and natural beauty of these three "sisters". Talented actresses
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@@mikekapnerarcangeluriel8006 Really? I absolutely adored this film. My parents were regular visitors to the London West End Theatres and I cannot describe the joy and praise my mother had for Topol.
the part where they spring up off the bed and sing "It's just that I'm terrified!" looks like camerawork that would be used today! very innovative for 1971!
futuremovieactor especially the shampoo commercials of today :))
I was expecting a little suggestive foot shuffling but even without it I thought, yeah I get it.
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I like when they lie down on the bed more (and we can see what their old-time stockings and shoes look like).
But I take your point. ^___^
Back then, especially in that culture, being 'slender and pale' meant that you had enough money not to have to work outside all the time, and could devote yourself to the study of scripture that was so important.
I know you said this 6 years ago, but I also love that even one simple song lyric tell you more about the world these girls live in.
wrong.
my great granddad was slender, pale & lived off his father in law's money.
there whas a meager pay to his name. then war broke out, the nazis where a pain in the ass
americans-russians where even worse (officer, it's great and all you saved us, but whas it nessecary to destroy all of greece to do so? 'Uriel Levi')
@@ariebrons7976 it's not wrong, but of course there are exceptions. That was the common assumption during this time
@@ariebrons7976 well, fiddler on the roof takes place long before the second world war broke out, and it took place in anatevka, russia.
i think it has to do not being have to work in field under sun. So you dont need to be a farmer
They have the most gorgeous hair...
i want chavas hair soo bad
I know right! I'm so insanely jealous
I know right! I'm so insanely jealous
Looks like its hard too take care of but im i want there hair
Jocelyn Tamai ya the red hair one
"CHAVA!" Imagine waking up like that in the morning
Someone should make that their ringtone. XD
I wonder how many times they had to shoot that lol id get scared at least once
+Michael Reeves Yeah, probably one of the ones that ended with everyone laughing every time they tried
Ruth Ramos To be honest, Chava only looks mildly concerned for some reason
@@erwinschrodinger8075 She's probably used to it😆
I just love this song because it's so accurate. In all the fairy tales, arranged marriages for the most part end well, but this song brings to light the real struggles of arranged marriages. I have nothing against them as long as the two end up happy, but I love seeing the girls naïveté diminish over the course of the song. It's very true.
A lot of arranged marriages are forced marriages in disguise. But you do get people who genuinely want that for themselves for reasonss of their personal choice
And it can be that the marriage was/is at least partly arranged by the couple themselves.
Sometimes it only *looks* like somebody else chose for them, instead of them.
For the look of the thing, you know. 😉
Its no worse then people arrange for themselves. People from places they do it like India seem OK with it.
Such a nice counterpoint to "Do You Love Me?" Tevye and Golde found happiness in an arranged marriage, but their daughters found happiness in their own way. There's a strange beauty to it.
My favorite part: "You heard he has a temper" "He'll beat you every night!" "But only when he's sober..." "So you're alright." XD
@Coffee & Tea me too although it is kinda funny
so much for reading the holly book!
Why it make u sad? It's a movie
@@Butter-go7ih it happens in real life even if this is just a movie :c
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"I sure hope I'm going to like this life decision that's being made for me." - this song in a nutshell
Sexual slavery the song
Kenni Raine the way Shidduch works is they introduce the man and woman and they decide if they want to marry
You might be surprised to hear matchmaking is making a comeback with singles sick of the insane online dating scene. Although in a very different context than a village in 1905 Russia!
That’s not the song at all. It’s about girls realizing how oppressive some of their traditions are and deciding to go against it. Hence the very last verse:
« Matchmaker,Matchmaker PLAN ME NO PLANS
I’m in no rush, maybe I’ve learned
PLAYING WITH MATCHES A GIRL CAN GET BURNED
So BRING ME NO RING!
GROOM ME NO GROOM!
FIND ME NO FIND!
CATCH ME NO CATCH! »
@@nothing-but-milk9176 Its not reigion its actually culture and theologically speaking marriage is supposed to be an consenting adult women and mans choice made by them
Am I the only one who was impressed at how well they folded those clothes
Nicole Stannard That was 100% their job as soon as they were able to walk.
Nicole Stannard Nope
No i was so impressed
1:20 or so, like how... impressive
Their mother trained them well.
The part when she screeches, "CHAVA!" kills me every time. xD
It's ironic cause they all end up getting matches with none of the matchmakers help or fathers consent
+Zoe Lopez that is the point of the song
Thanks, Ms. Obvious. lol
I'M A GUY
OySter games Referring to the OP, yo
It is also male
The most realistic portrail of siblings, they imidiatly start ripping eachother over there choices
John Williams showing he's an equally outstanding arranger and orchestrator as he is a composer. What a talent!
One of the best examples of foreshadowing in films that I can think of.
I thinkTradition also does a good job as well.
2:12
Chava's look of confusion is the best
I laughed so hard at this comment XD
Older sisters bullying poor younger one
@Gregor Baby: That's what my friend Rachel thought when she was 10 or 11 and she is an oldest and used to occasionally pick on her younger sister.
So, this may be a case of "it takes one to know one". 😉😜😘
Actually I don't really think they are trying to pick on Chava (who is presumably at least 13 here so I think she can defend herself well enough if she wants to). I think they are really mostly just trying to make a point.
But whenever I see this I remember Rachel saying, "They're being mean to her."
Maybe. Sort of. But I don't think it was actually intentional.
I think they were trying to protect her (Chava) if anything.
From her own innocence.
Which she probably does need protecting from.
I can see how it could seem sort of mean though. 😕
the middle sister sure turned quick
Michael Reeves she found her scholar in perchek.
Alice Farrier a bolshevik scholar
My favorite teacher, Mrs G Sitz took me to Chicago to see this with Zero Mostel!
This song gives me chills. It's a whimsical tune, all sweet and naive in the beginning, but then they all realize that doesn't mean happiness or good health or stability when the eldest sister comes in. Really makes me grateful I didn't have to experience that and these sisters represent that shift in society. Such brilliant and empowered characters.
As a Wise One once said: If you can't have fun why play ?
Ponder that
P.S. go out and jump in a mud puddle, does us all good
It's nice to dream but just don't forget the real world.
I remember me and my friends singing this as loud as we could while running around the yard. I always sang the part where I chased them around singing about the great matches I found for them.
Fortunately, both of them actually found great guys and one of them has 4 adorable kids.
Everyone is gushing about Chava's singing voice, and rightly so, it is beautiful, but I love her speaking voice even more! So sweet and gentle
I think Hodel actually had the better voice. Later in the movie, she goes by train to Siberia, where Perchik is imprisoned, to marry him. Tevye sits with her at the stop, and she sings a beautiful, poignant number, "Far From the Home I Love". Her voice is so pure and touching.
Chava is my favorite sister. I love Tzeitel's part in this song, though. "Hotel! Oh, Hotel, have I made a match for you! He's handsome; he's young!--Alright, he's sixty-two."
To me, Hodel is the prettiest, Chava has the most delightful voice, but Tzeitel is the one I'd be AFTER if I was that age.
My best friend played Hodel in a high school production and she met, dated, and is engaged to my friend who played Motel.
My reaction? "Cool...wait...that ain't right!" lol
😂😂
*What about Perchik and Tzeitel?* and Fyedka and Chava?
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_Just wonderin’…_
I'm imagining different matches too. I think Hodel would have walked all over gentle, timid Motel, and Tzeitel would have been shocked by Perchik's views. Each sister ended up with the right guy. 😁😁
Omg are they still married?
@@musicaltheatrefan4504 haha yes!!!
I've always loved Fiddler On the Roof and this song in particular. My daughter and her classmates sang this for their Broadway Night at school and not a Jewish student nor teacher at our HS. This song knows no boundaries. Take care and stay safe to you all 😷
"It's not that I'm sentimental, it's just that I'm terrified!" LOL
Every time I hear this song, I see the scene in Mrs. Doubtfire where Robin Williams is trying on faces to become Mrs. Doubtfire
+Fangsthevampire same bro. may he rest in peace
Hahaha me too😂😂😂😂
Fangsthevampire me too!
🤣🤣 Same
Hilarious film
Looked down just to see this comment!!
One of my guilty pleasures....this song
Mrs. Doubtfire brought me here.. Rest easy Robin williams
Tzeitel's Yente impression is the BEST!!!
I love it when Chava sings 'Bring me a ring for a I'm longing to be the envy of all I see' and the orchestra starts up properly.
Rest in Peace Topol, just read that you have sadly passed away. If I was a rich man, sunrise sunset and matchmaker make me a match are my favourite songs from this brilliant film🙏🏾
I always loved Chavas voice it was so warm, then again all of their voices are so beautiful that I can easily remember all the lyrics and sing along 😏
What's also great is that even though they are professional actresses and singers you can follow along with them even if you are not one.
Musicals are often like that (intentionally, of course) but not every song in every musical will necessarily be like that.
This one is. ^___^
Good. I'm so glad. ^___^
I learned to sing it from seeing this movie many times. Most of the women in my singing class sang this together as a group song for a performance we did (a long time ago by now) and I think I was the only one who actually had all the words and the tune fully memorized *before* we got close to performance time. ^____^
I still love this song. It's just that good. ^____^
@@julistarling8382 My dad showed me the musical and brought me along to a production of it. I started watching the movie a lot and I absolutely love the story. It's great that it's also my culture so I can follow along with it.
Hello from Ethiopia, When I was a kid my parents used to watch this all the time. First time I'm watching this after 30 years
Cool! I’m also of East African descent and I love this movie!❤️
Just played this while setting up my friends with each other~
It didn't work...
I thought it would too ;.;
This song is magic.
Stellarskyane صمد
Lol! Was it like Harry met Sally? Just be glad they don't blame you, I set two people up and after they broke up that's all they did, whinge that I brought them together.
This movie was truly a classic masterpiece. I would like to see it again on television.
"He's handsome, he's tall, that is, from side to side" :D I love that line. I have this song on record and I listen to it ALL the time xD
Mrs Doubtfire showed me this song long ago.
I don't recall this song being in Mrs. Doubtfire?
+Tonks Lupin When they're trying to find a good look for Daniel, at one point they say, "Matchmaker, Matchmaker, make me a match, find me a find, catch me a catch" but that's as far as it goes.
Oh okay
ultimaT same
Exactly 😂😂😂
I have to thank Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire for introducing this movie to me. I kept singing that part over and over until my mom bought the movie for us to watch on our mother/daughter days ❤️
For some reason this is about the only musical that I really enjoy and I love " if I was a rich man" and Matchmaker
If I WERE
Paula Catlover a rich man
Chava has the richest voice of all five...and you can tell she's toning it down for the others.
Hodel is so pretty.
+awksya f. I am more of a Chava-man, cuz of the red hair.
+Bryan S I'm more of a Tzeitel-man myself but that's cause I'm a pretty cynical person.
Ironically I was always drawn to the next to youngest daughter. I.E. the one that does not ever seem to be named in the actual film. Apparently her name was Shprintze.
I knew a girl who looked a lot like Tzeitel, but she was Greek-Russian-American, not Jewish.
I liked Chava and the 2 and the 2 younger daughters were so adorable, I wish they had lines.
Never knew where this song came from when Robin Williams sang it in Mrs Doubtfire. Now I finally do
My music teacher made the girls in our class sing this song in 7th grade. Its been over a decade & i still come back to listen to it. Still remember all the words ☺️ 🤍
Your teacher is a genious
I was always jealous how good their hair looked 😭❤️
I'm glad mom set the example of watching these movies, I remember them so well lol.
In middle school this was the first musical we did. I played the mother, but knew every word to every song by heart. This song was my favorite, just because it was so much fun to sing! I could've gotten one of these roles, but I was far too shy to try. Nevertheless, the songs from this musical always fill me with nostalgia. It's not often that I can look back on those times with a smile, but I've always loved Fiddler on the Roof.
Half an hour into study, so far spent 30 mins listening to this...
One of my favorite musicals! Though every time I hear this song, I think of some of my old buddies back in college..all of us big, burly football player types...belting this out on a wilderness trip we took long ago, haha. Think "Tangled...I had a dream", and you get the picture, haha.
well I'm a big burly guy and I sing this song a LOT, especially around Valentine's day!
Tziekel is amazing. Hahaha that matchmaker impression.
Slender man hears (bring the groom slender and pale) "yes! I'm not going to be alone anymore!"
Matchmaker, matchmaker, matches are fine for other girls but forget mine! It's not that marriage is such a bad plan, but I just don't need a man! I'm single; that makes me happy! Though they say, "Oh, you'll find him someday!" at the risk of sounding sappy, I hope that things stay this way!
Preach! :)
You'll surely find one, young and cute, maybe not he might be a brute. Ain't that fine a man whose thine?
Maybe he's rich maybe he's poor, you'll never find him unless you open the door. Throw away that kinky toy, maybe in future you'll find a boy. Maybe he's timid, maybe he's wild, all you should hope for is for a child. Maybe 2 maybe 3, that's why with a man you should be.
Now someone shoot me for writing that Horrible sappy thing. I'm disgusted by it.
Dear Major, do help me find one of light skin but of ebony hair,
Good muscles, eyes black as midnight, and maybe I'll get somewhere
The Major yeah, that *was* horrible and sappy...
BANG
I always thought the red head (Neva Small) had the most beautiful singing voice.
MissMulatto that's true
The richest voice in this group for sure.
Agreed.
Very rich, powerful voice for someone so slim!
Bindasbar Tzeitl ( excuse the spelling) marries her child hood love, the taylor. Hodel goes to Siberia to marry the Marxist imprisoned by the Tsar- he taught the children and Chava marries the ‘slender and pale’ Russian - who is a Christian - and Tevye disowns her
One of my favorite movies and plays is fiddler on the roof a great story and a beautiful score perfection to say the least love anne
This is a great song! "He young, alright he's sixty-two!" XD I burst out laughing every time!
This is such an old comment yet it does not have a single like
Shame, isn't it? I still feel the same way about the song. Lol
Wow the original commenter replied on a 10 year old comment.
I haven't listened for this song in forever! I forgot how amazing it is!!
I sing this every time I'm swiping on Tinder 😒
Lol
oh my gosh and 'tinder' relates to matches!! get it ahhh
And then you swipe left for anyone who isn't a 6 foot 3 millionaire professional underwear model.
Maybe you don't deserve one 🤔
Tinder.. no. that's your mistake.. Want some advice. Find God.. when you do or if you have. Find a friend.. Gotta have that first.. Try a Church or a function of one.. I meant this friendly for someone crying out. We were ALL there once
Fiddler On The Roof is one of my favorite musicals I have known these songs since before I was in high school and I have been singing them for years matchmaker is one of the best songs in this musical although they are all good songs I love the way that this production number was filmed everything about this movie was first rate thanks for posting this scene from a wonderful Musical
a Match, Interesting, He's 62, Handsome, Tall, Take your time,No Rush
I love Fiddler on the Roof.. But I'm so glad that this time and age we don't get our guys like that and be stuck for good with them XD
Hodel is the prettiest sister of them all.
Totally!!!
I'm a Tzeitel fan myself. They're all adorable, though.
CHAVA
One of my favorite musicals! Great movie!
I love this song Tzeitle is hilarious when she mimics the matchmaker haha although I do feel sorry for the redhead sister when they tell her she's not going to find a "prince" because they're poor! xxx
Chava was always my favorite out of the daughters. I guess because she's the middle child, and I can related to her. Plus, her voice is gorgeous. This is one of the most memorable songs in both the film & play, IMO.
My friends and I sing this all the time...our Orchestra class is going to see this onstage this Saturday. We're so excited!
Such a wonderful tune and scene, a truly classic film.
I sang this in my high school's spring musical. I was a senior that year. brings back memories.
The irony is not so much that they chose their husbands, but the path they took that came with their husbands. Chava's especially when you know what happens 30 years after this period...
Yente means gossip in Yiddish, I've known a few old women who've made it their business to pair up as many young people as possible and they've all been very gossipy
Just wanna say, love the ginger's voice. It was beautiful
Fantastic, classic song. This movie is a shining example of what children should grow up watching. Excellent values, and teaches life lessons still pertinent today.
This song in particular is good for girls because *this* is how they should be thinking, *not* "I need to give this guy head or he won't like me anymore"
This is the 1st time I heard many of these songs...& I LOVE THEM!!!
Everyone knows If l Were a Rich Man, but many others r new to me. & as a single woman who's alone & fits their description of being alone at night & having standards, l love the lyrics. & the MELODY IS THE BEST!!!
Thank you so much for uploading these! I'm not in Fiddler on the Roof (I have terrible stage fright) but I'm the assistant stage manager, so I'm basically in charge of props/scenes/costumes/actors, so I need to learn all the music so I know just when certain cues are, and this is ever so helpful! ^___^
What a wonderful piece of art....
This song is absolutely beautiful.
Chava’s confused face: My confused life in a nutshell
All the girls look pretty, but Hodel (the middle girl) is beautiful.
OH maann.....thank you thank you thank you!!! I'm hearing impaired and been wanting a video with subtitles to understand what they're singing. BLESS YOU!!!
It wasn't till highschool till I began (emphasis on the word began) to notice and realize that as a believer and a person who trusts God, God should (emphasis on the word should) be my matchmaker.
“Slender and pale” is pretty much every Slavic man
1:48 mimicking the matchmaker. LOLZ
That's the bit that made Tzeitel my favorite. HILARIOUS!
Such a wonderful film played by superior actors.
I love this song!the play is AWESOME
2:52 Omg, I would love to have a gorgeous red mane like Chava's! 😍
I'm performing this with two of my friends, and I'm singing Chava's part; after seeing this, I'm soooo excited!!!!
I love this scene so much! The last few seconds are espcially good!
I love this whole scene!!!! It's deffinitely my favorite of the whole movie!!
I love how it starts with ‘matchmaker make me a match’, and ends with ‘matchmaker plz gtfo and leave me alone’ xDDD
i love that movie!
I love this song. I saw the musical for the first time yesterday and I love it :)
one of the best movies i've ever seen!!!i have seen it millions of times!!i like most chava's voice!!! it's perfect!!
My high school performed this musical when I was in the Orchestra!
I love this movie and this has always been my favorite song from it. It's just one of those songs that's almost always in my head, so I'm singing it quite often. Only downside is I still haven't memorized all the words so i sing about half of it lol
Superb songwriting! Bring back the musicals!
The look on their faces at "it's just that I'm terrified" is priceless
being pale meant that the man was more intellectual and not someone who does hard labor. id love to do a production of this musical.
When my friends are singing Hamilton and Be More chill and I’m just in the corner like “MATCH MAKER MATCH MAKER!”
My son (2) and i love Hamilton and Fiddler on the roof
Dez Biggs 🥰that’s absolutely lovely ❤️
Why not both? Imagine this song and then “Satisfied “ right afterwards.
Well I am singing all three as well as Grease and Westside Story
I mean, my two favorite musicals are "Fiddler on the roof" and "Heathers", so....
just love this movie/play. First time I saw it was in High school, we put it on as a production. I was on the stage crew, so much fun!!
Charming.
Thanks for uploading.