It was written by sheldon harnick and jerry bock.
If i were rich man fiddler on the roof.
The song is performed by tevye the main character in the musical and reflects his dreams of glory.
Tevye dear god you made many many poor people.
The lyric is based in part on passages from sholem aleichem s 1899 short.
The title is inspired by a 1902 monologue by sholem aleichem in yiddish ven ikh bin rothschild a reference to the wealth of the rothschild family although the content is quite different.
Lenk takes on the role of tevye in the video above.
Direct from broadway australian superstar anthony warlow returns to australia to star in a brand new production of one of the greatest and most loved musica.
I realize of course that it s no shame to be poor.
Fiddler on the roof cast fiddler on the roof soundtrack.
Love this musical and this song was one of the first musical theatre songs i heard.
But it s no great honor either.
If i were a rich man lyrics fiddler on the roof cast.
If i were a rich man is a show tune from the 1964 musical fiddler on the roof.