To life! To life! L'chai-im!nL'chai-im, l'chai-im, to life!nIf you've been lucky, then Monday was No worse than Sundaynwas,nDrink l'chai-im, to life.nnTo life, l'chai-im!nL'chai-im, l'chai-im, to life!nOne day it's honey and raisin cake,nNext day a stomach ache,nDrink L'chai-im, to life!nnOur great men have written words ofnWisdom to be usednWhen hardship must be faced;nLife obliges us with hardshipnSo the words of wisdomnshouldn't go to waste.nnTo us and our good fortunenBe happy be healthy, long life!nAnd if our good fortune never comesnHere's to whatever comes,nDrink l'chaim, to life!nnTo life, to life, l'chai-im,!nL'chai-im, l'chai-im, to life!nLife has a way of confusing usnBlessing and bruising us,nDrink l'chaim, to life,nnTo life, l'chaim!nL'chaim, l'chaim, to life!nA gift we seldom are wise enoughnEver to prize enough,nDrink l'chaim, to life!nnGod would like us to be joyfulnEven though our hearts lie panting on the floor;nHow much more can we be joyful,nWhen there's really somethingnTo be joyful for.nnTo life, to life, L'chai-im!nL'chai-im, l'chai-im, to life!nIt gives you something to think about,nSomething to drink about,nDrink l'chai-im, to life! l'chai-im !nnthe blessing and bruising us part comes first.nnthe honey and raisin cake is not in the song at all.nnyou forgot the part about there lives being morenpleasentnnthen there future ones.nnThis may be a version of To Life, but it's not thenversion from either the play or the movie. In Fiddler,nthe song is about the wedding of Tevye's daughter.nnTo LifennHere's to our prosperity, our good health and happiness,nand most important ...nTo life, to life, la kayim,nLa kayim, la kayim, to life,nHere's to the father I tried to be,nHere's to my bride-to-be,nDrink la kayim, to life,nTo life, la kayim,nLa kayim, la kayim, to life,nLife has a way of confusing us,nBlessing and bruising us,nDrink la kayim, to life!nGod would like us to be joyful, even when our hearts lienpanting on the floor.nHow much more can we be joyful, when there's reallynsomething to be joyful for?nTo life, to life, la kayim,nTo Tzeitel, my daughter--my wife,nIt gives you something to think about,nSomething to drink about,nDrink la kayim, to life!nn(Le Morta!nYes, Lazar Wolf?nDrinks for everyone!nWhat's the occasion?nI'm taking myself a bride!nWho is it?nTevye's eldest, Tzeitel!)nnTo Lazar Wolf--nTo Tevye!nTo Tzeitel, your daughter--my wife!nMay all your futures be pleasant ones,nNot like our present ones,nDrink la kayim, to life,nTo life, la kayim,nLa kayim, la kayim, to life,nIt takes a wedding to make us say,nLet's live another day,nDrink la kayim, to life!nWe'll raise a glass and sip a drop of schnapps in honor ofnthe greatngood luck that favors you,nWe know that when good fortune favors two such men, itnstands to reason,nwe deserve it too!nTo us and our good fortune!nBe happy, be healthy, long life!nAnd if our good fortune never comes,nHere's to whatever comes,nDrink la kayim, to life!nnHeaven bless you both, to your health and may we liventogether in peace!nMay you both be favored with the future of your choice,nMay you live to see a thousand reasons to rejoice!nnWe'll raise a glass and sip a drop of schnapps in honor ofnthe greatngood luck that favors you,nWe know that when good fortune favors two such men, itnstands to reason,nwe deserve it too!nTo us and our good fortune!nBe happy, be healthy, long life!nAnd if our good fortune never comes,nHere's to whatever comes,nDrink la kayim, to life!