“If I Were a Rich Man” is a song from the 1964 Broadway musical “Fiddler on the Roof.” The music was composed by Jerry Bock, with lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. The book by Joseph Stein was adapted for the 1971 film version. During the original production, “Fiddler on the Roof” held the record for the longest-running Broadway musical (almost ten years), won nine Tony Awards, and starred Zero Mostel in the leading role of Tevye.
The title “If I Were a Rich Man” was inspired by a 1902 monologue by Sholem Aleichem. In Yiddish, “Ven ikh bin Rothschild” ("If I Were a Rothschild") refers to a wealthy Jewish banking family. In the show, the song “If I Were a Rich Man” is sung by Tevye, although his real values reveal integrity, virtue, and family more than wealth. Written in the Jewish klezmer style, “If I Were a Rich Man” has had many international cover versions, parodies, and appearances in film and television. In this version, pianist Charles Manning improvises “If I Were a Rich Man” from “Fiddler on the Roof.”
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