歌词
If I were a rich man,
如果我是个有钱人
Daidle deedle daidle
嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒嘀
Daidle daidle deedle daidle dumb
嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒
All day long I'd biddy-biddy-bum
一整天我管管闲事闹闹欢
If I were a wealthy man
如果我是个有钱人
I wouldn't have to work hard,
我不用去努力工作
Daidle deedle daidle
嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒嘀
Daidle daidle deedle daidle dumb
嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒
If I were a biddy-biddy rich,
如果我是个有钱得不行的人
Daidle deedle daidle daidle man
嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒嘀
I'd build a big tall house with rooms by the dozen
我将建个有着很多房间的高大的房子
Right in the middle of the town,
就在镇的中央
A fine tin roof with real wooden floors below.
有着很棒的铁皮屋顶和真正的木地板
There would be one long staircase just going up
那将会只有一个长长的楼梯通上去
And one even longer coming down,
和一个更长的楼梯通下来
And one more leading nowhere, just for show.
最后留一个不通向哪里仅仅为了炫耀
I'd fill my yard with chicks and turkeys and geese
我将会用雏鸡火鸡和鹅填满我的院子
And ducks for the town to see and hear,
特别养鸭用它们的声音来展示给镇上瞧瞧
Squawking just as noisily as they can,
让它们用尽全力来嘎嘎叫
And each loud
每个声响
"pa-pa-geeee! pa-pa-gaack! pa-pa-geeee! pa-pa-gaack!"
咔啦咔 噶噶咔 呴嘎嘎
Would land like a trumpet on the ear,
将会像喇叭一样在人们耳边轰鸣
As if to say, "Here lives a wealthy man."
好像在说：“这里住着一个有钱人！”
Oy!
啊哈~~
If I were a rich man,
如果我是个有钱人
Daidle deedle daidle
嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒嘀
Daidle daidle deedle daidle dumb
嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒
All day long I'd biddy-biddy-bum
一整天我管管闲事闹闹欢
If I were a wealthy man
如果我是个有钱人
I wouldn't have to work hard,
我不用去努力工作
Daidle deedle daidle
嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒嘀
Daidle daidle deedle daidle dumb
嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒
If I were a biddy-biddy rich,
如果我是个有钱得不行的人
Daidle deedle daidle daidle man.
嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒嘀
I see my wife, my Golde,
我看着我的妻子，我的金子
Looking like a rich man's wife,
看起来就像个有钱人的老婆
With a proper double chin,
有合适的双下巴
Supervising meals to her heart's delight.
叫人吃饭使她喜上眉梢
I see her putting on airs
我看见她左右指挥
And strutting like a peacock,
就像孔雀一样高视阔步
Oy! What a happy mood she's in,
啊~她是多么开心啊
Screaming at the servants day and night.
不停地使唤佣人
The most important men in town will come to fawn on me
镇里最重要的人物将会来讨好我
They will ask me to advise them,
他们会征求我的建议
Like a Solomon the Wise
我就像智者所罗门
"If you please, Reb Tevye?"
烦请？雷布·特维耶
"Pardon me, Reb Tevye?"
劳烦您？雷布·特维耶
Posing problems that would cross a rabbi's eyes
提出一个会让拉比深思的问题（在犹太教中rabbi是老师，智者的意思）
Ya va voy, ya va voy voy vum
拜拜拜拜拜拜
And it won't make one bit of difference
这将会有一点不同之处
If I answer right or wrong
如果我同意或否决
When you're rich they think you really know.
如果你是个有钱人他们会以为你真的懂
If I were rich, I'd have the time that I lack
如果我是个有钱人
To sit in the synagogue and pray,
我将不再缺时间去坐在犹太教堂里祷告
And maybe have a seat by the Eastern wall,
也许还会坐在东墙旁边（Eastern wall也是一个具有宗教意味的词）
And I'd discuss the learned books with the holy men
我将会和那些圣人讨论学到的经典
Seven hours every day
每天七个小时
That would be the sweetest thing of all
这将会是最甜蜜的一件事
Oy!
啊哈~~
If I were a rich man,
如果我是个有钱人
Daidle deedle daidle
嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒嘀
Daidle daidle deedle daidle dumb
嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒
All day long I'd biddy-biddy-bum
一整天我管管闲事闹闹欢
If I were a wealthy man.
如果我是个有钱人
I wouldn't have to work hard,
我不用去努力工作
Daidle deedle daidle
嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒嘀
Daidle daidle deedle daidle dumb
嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒嘀 嗒
Lord who made the lion and the lamb,
创造了狮子和羊羔的主啊
You decreed I should be what I am
由您谕令我应该成为什么
Would it spoil some vast, eternal plan,
如果我是个有钱人，
If I were a wealthy man?
那将会破坏你的宏伟且神圣的计划吗？
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