Even though i am an arab myself and a Lebanese, i don't care what's happening on the boarders of my country when i see this movie. This movie is so meaningful and well made. Fiddler on the Roof is one of the all times classics and I LOVE IT!
And now is Truly a Sunrise and Sunset Day. Because our Beloved Topol Just Passed Away at the age of 87, after a fight against Alzheimer. Rest In Peace, Reb Tevye
A few days after my girlfriends funeral, I found a disc of pictures of sunrises and sunsets that she had made for me. It was in a cover, and the chorus from this song was written on the slick, a hand written note that said 'Thank you for being my sunrise..... ' Sunrise, Sunset. Life. A beautiful song, I only wish I had shared listening to it with her.
Ahhhhhh, my heart goes out to you my friend, and you will most definitely see her and share this lovely song together.....until then ,... Light a candle and play the song ,she will be hearing it with you.
Im 48 mother of 2, and now I understand the meaning of my mother's tear on my wedding. And I'm so sorry for her as she's in hospital more than 3 years now, in coma. She used to be the most wise person who could show me the way. I deeply thanks to her and miss her wisdom so so much. Love always omma.
It's too bad everything is baked up using focus groups now. No creativity anymore... everyone's afraid the rest of the industry will shame them for having an original idea or perception. It's no surprise that the only thing left to have any fun with is... mockery of it all.
I watched the video 2012 the year my daughter died. When it came to this song and lyrics so moving and pulled at my hearts deepest thoughts and feelings. I dont remember growing older... yet my daughter lived her whole life in less than my lifespan... Sunrise sunset 🎶 😭 I return to listen again from time to time.
This beautiful song sums up the passage of time in such a wonderful way. "I don't remember growing older, when did they?" The lyrics to this song are pure genius and are so heartwarming and so very very true.
What, to me, makes this song so beautifully unique and powerful is that it is wholly from the perspective on the onlookers, both young and old, rather than the happy couple themselves. What would usually be considered the most joyous moment in the young couple's lives is actually regarded as much more bittersweet, particularly by the elders. Just compare Tevye's facial expressions at the first chorus with the ending - you can see how the realisation of age sets in, and his voice becomes much more prominent with "and tears" emphasising the bittersweet nature. These subtle touches (another being the beautiful female chorus on the first "swiftly fly the years" or the transition of showing children to adults and then elders over the choruses) are what make this one of my most touching songs and further reinforces Fiddler's place as my favourite musical/musical film of all time.
Bittersweet but not sad. A wedding is not just a time of celebration but also a time of reflection. You look to the past as well as the future. Your child is no longer a child and is embarking on a life of their own and this song is a beautiful expression of the mixed emotions. Rev
this was the song we requested to be sang for our wedding, I had to write the exact lyrics as in the movie as the singer didn't know the lyrics, 48 years ago & we're still together.
My son get's married in five days from now , at times I never thought we'd ever get here. He's a cancer survivor, neuroblastoma , diagnosed at five weeks of age. Sometimes you have to go through Hell (the cancer meat grinder) to get to the good times... 8^)
I am sympathetic to all cancer patients and I sincerely hope that all goes well in the future. My dearest mother past away from cancer so I know what hell is. It's definitely on this earth. All the very best to you and your family.
Fiddler on the Roof and Sound of Music...the best plays with best soundtracks. This song really really gives me goosebumps remembering how I love to sing this song when I was a child.
Thank you for saying so Marial, not too mention that this movie if appreciated as part of the American Immigration experience transcends religious differences. Be well and god bless you.
My son (soon to turn 20) just left home for his 2nd year at college. The phrase "I don't remember going older when did they" has a whole new meaning to me now that I shared with him recently. It is a very insightful phrase because time indeed does slip by so very fast - looking back, you just can't imagine where the time went. Enjoy every minute with your family - you will never have another chance. Excellent song and presentation. My favorite song from the movie.
This song is def one of the all time classics, it shows the speed of the time, and how fast things pass and move on. we have to sieze the moment, because the moment aint waiting for us. we cant bring back the past, but we can create happy memories.
Such a magnificently written song. It conveys perfectly a complex range of emotions, yet with such deceptively simple lyrics and melody. Just brilliant.
Chwała Tym, dzięki którym powstaje tak piękna i wielka sztuka...Sztuka która wzrusza ale także daje nadzieję łączy ludzi szczególnie dziś kiedy tak bardzo pogubieni jesteśmy w tym okropnym egoistycznym świecie....
This reminds me of my Parents wedding because I remember seeing pictures that my Mom and my Dad showed me how they first met and got married and taught me about my Jewish heritage for my family history. Because it is important to care and love about our families and love each other
+Fanni Tinusz Thanks. Funny because I saw this movie a month before my wedding. :) And then I saw that three or four times... :) Now one of my favourites. :)
i can remember my grandmother crying as this was sung at my brother's wedding in 1988. She past in January 07....the invincible Father Time presses forward.
as a father of two beautiful girls i understand completely. its as much about loss as it is happiness, the loss of a father's little girl, the feeling of age. it's from the parent's perspective. bitter sweet. but so beautiful
this was sung at my Wedding as the Moms walked down and later we walked our daughter down to a canopy, ours was not a Jewish wedding but hers was and so beautful, I treasure Judaism and Christianity always!!
I'm not a fan of musicals but I love FOTR and this song is so very powerful. Makes me cry every time because as a father, I too don't know where the years go. My advice to all parents is to enjoy the special moments of your children's childhood, however busy life gets, because before you know it, they've grown up. Tonight,my prayers are with those families who lost loved ones in the terrible events in Newtown. So many parents robbed of the greatest gift a human can have.
I remember watching this in the fifth grade 13 years ago in music class. Im fairly sure half the kids in that class don't remember a lick from that movie. But this song stuck with me. Over the course of the years and what. Well I find myself sitting and watching this a week before I get married. And I fully understand the scene and I am overwhelmed with emotions. Its gonna be a good day. I love her and want to spend the rest of my life with her. This must be played at the wedding. It captures so many emotions and I would be honored to have this played. Anyways. Wish me luck guys. God bless.
Best of luck and best wishes to you and your wife. Wait till you watch this when your children are grown and getting married. You really don't remember when they grew up.
How nice for you to have opinions this way,you are a thoughtful person...I am a musician and God knows,I have recently learned about this;shame on me...Wish you good luck on your way of life and marriage,brother...
I have loved this tune for a long while, i have some Jewish ancestry way back on mother's side. This is just so lovely. Watched this through n through. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I was lucky to see the musical in London in 1967 with Topol and the way they staged this was breath taking. I was with a girl just walking down the Haymarket when we passed the theater where it was playing when a ticket tout asked if I would like to buy two tickets ( you could not get tickets for love of money ) but as the show was just starting he needed to sell them. It was one of the best shows I have ever seen.
This movie is very beautiful. And really the song on the wedding is very beautiful. I knew this song when I was a child, but just now I discover it is a jewish song.
This song is so beautiful it gives me chiils, especially when Hodel and her boyfriend sing thier parts. I bet this is what every parent is thinking when their children get married.
I so wish I had this song played at my wedding 25 years ago! If only we had the wisdom when we're young ~ the meaning of these words is beyond POWERFUL!!
I was raised in a city where there was a large Jewish population and many of my friends were Jewish. One of the things I've always so admired about the Jewish culture is that it is so much more than just a religion. It is a way of life. It is a lifelong celebration of a very special relationship between G-d and His chosen people. I am not Jewish, but my parents raised me to be respectful and to learn about other faiths. It has been one of the ongoing enrichments of my life. I am blessed.
My middle school chorus teacher had us watch this movie... I miss middle school. I remember being so confused by the stepping on the glass and the absence of the kiss
For some reason I had a dream about this song, and I have never seen this before, or even heard of it. All I knew in my dream it kept repeating, "Sunrise, sunset." Then out of curiosity I looked it up on youtube. And this is the song I heard in my dream. I have never heard of this before.
it's a very famous song it is possible you did hear it somewhere and just forgot about it. I sometimes start humming it out of the blue for no reason it's that kind of song
Glad I'm not the only person who had to do a double-take to make sure those two weren't in the movie. Or at least Spielberg. After all, the Oscar-winning adapted score for this movie came from none other than John Williams.
Jerry Bock wrote the original musical score or the play. However, John Williams won the Oscar for the *adapted* score. This particular segment, though, is purely Bock's composition. The same goes for the rest of the songs on their own. I believe John Williams mainly contributed to the music in-between the main musical numbers, and it won him his first Oscar.
Chris Valera Νεώριμη= νέα + ώριμη. Ένα νέο είδος γυναίκας καθιερώνεται. Σπάνιο, υβριδικό είδος γυναίκας. Γεννήθηκε από τις στάχτες της «μεσόκοπης» πλην ανήσυχης προγόνου της ενώ την άγγιξε, τυχαία, το ραβδάκι της πρώτης χειραφετημένης, ανεξάρτητης νεράιδα. Δεν κρύβει την ηλικία της, ούτε την διαλαλεί λες και είναι η πραμάτεια της προς πώληση. Η ηλικία, για την ακρίβεια, δεν την αφορά, τη νοιάζει μόνο η γνώση που λαμβάνει από την αδιάκοπη εμπειρία. Είναι μαθητής και δάσκαλος, ταυτόχρονα. Δεν κομπάζει για όσα γνωρίζει και δεν κοπιάζει να αποδείξει ότι μπορεί. Η νεώριμη είναι το ολόφρεσκο είδος σοφής και κατασταλαγμένης γυναίκας, η οποία μπορεί να δώσει συμβουλές πρεσβύτερης γνώσης στους νεότερους παραμένοντας η ίδια απολύτως ενεργή στο παιχνίδι. Ερωτεύσιμη και αποστασιοποιημένη, χαριτωμένη και επιβλητική, κορίτσι και γυναίκα. Ένα νέο περιούσιο oν ζει ανάμεσά μας. Δεν έχει ηλικία. Ακροβατεί με μαεστρία ανάμεσα στην αιώνια έφηβη,χωρίς όμως τις κουταβίσιες ανασφάλειες της και στην κατασταλαγμένη γυναίκα των πρώτων -ήντα, έχοντας απεγκλωβιστεί από τις σφιχτές αγκυλώσεις της. Πατάει γερά στη γη, με πλήρη επίγνωση ότι οι εμπειρίες της είναι τα παράσημά της. Ότι οι όποιες ρυτίδες της είναι τα καλογυαλισμένα αστέρια της αναβάθμισής της σε κάτι πιο μεστό, πιο καλογινωμένο. Και ενώ,ενδεχομένως, μέσα της παραμένει «φρούτο», η έξωθεν μαρτυρία της προδίδει μια ενήλικη ζωντάνια χωρίς ίχνος αυστηρότητας. Δεν πίνει από το κρασί της σοβαροφάνειας. Απαξιεί να ενταχθεί στο κλαμπ των αποκατεστημένων γυναικών, με ανταύγεια μετριοπάθειας στην κόμη και ξινισμένο βλέμμα σε ό,τι νέο, σε ό,τι ασύμφωνο με το δικό τους data -κυρίως όμως ενθουσιάζεται με τους νέους που «δεν έχουν μέλλον» σύμφωνα με κάποιον παρακείμενο κύκλο γυναικών, οι οποίες δεν είναι νεώριμες, αλλά σκέτο φαρμακομύτες «θείτσες». Το επιδόρπιο του αυτοσαρκασμού το τιμά δεόντως. Δεν αναπαράγει φτηνούς αστεϊσμούς, δε θίγει συνειδήσεις της ομήγυρης, δεν πετά μπηχτές. Έχει το θάρρος να επιβραβεύσει το ανώτερο και να παράξει ατόφιο και γνήσιο χιούμορ, πρωτογενές, όχι από δεύτερο χέρι, δαγκώνοντας την πίτα του αυτοσαρκασμού με γενναιότητα. Δεν παιχνιδίζει. Δεν μιλάει με νιανιάρισμα. Έχει δεμένο λόγο και εμπεριστατωμένη άποψη. Συνήθως η άποψή της λοξοκοιτάζει το αουτσάιντερ, επιδοκιμάζει το έσχατο, φλερτάρει με το οριακό. Διότι γνωρίζει ότι η χρυσή αλήθεια βρίσκεται, πάντα, κάπου στη μέση. Οπότε, καλό είναι να έχεις πατήσει τις ακρώρειες, έστω για να δεις πως μοιάζουν. Ωστόσο τα βλέπει όλα σαν να τα βλέπει πρώτη φορά: Με ζωηρό ενθουσιασμό. Η εικόνα της είναι η χειραψία της. Και η χειραψία της είναι συμβόλαιο. Αγαπάει τους άντρες. Δε μάχεται τη διαφορετικότητά τους. Έχει επίγνωση της κομπλικέ γυναικείας σκέψης της. Έχει εκτίμηση στην αντρική παρρησία. Αγαπάει και τις γυναίκες. Δεν πέφτει στη λούμπα της μικρομετρικής ανταγωνιστικής φιλεχθρείας. Όποια μιλάει τη (δύσκολη ομολογουμένως) γλώσσα της είναι οκέι, όποια επιλέγει ντεπασέ μεθόδους έριδας, απομακρύνεται τεχνηέντως. Μόνο αγνές προθέσεις ταιριάζει ασορτί με την κοφτερή της εμφάνιση. Ανταποδίδει και δεν προδίδει. Μιλάει όταν έχει κάτι να πει, δεν τη βρίσκει με τον ήχο της φωνής της. Το ντυσιμό της ακούραστο. Δεν συμβιβάστηκε με το βιοτεχνικό χάι των συνομηλίκων της. Δεν συνθηκολόγησε με το αδιάφορο. Ούτε ηγκαρνταρόμπα της αλλά ούτε και η βιβλιοθήκη της. Τα άσπρα της μαλλιά (όταν τα αφήνει να φαίνονται) είναι το φωτοστέφανό της. Ιερό όσο και η ίδια η ανθρώπινη φύση της. Γράφει η Έφη Αλεβίζου
This was done at the wedding of our daughter in 1995. I could hardly believe she had just graduated Magna cum Laude two weeks earlier and then married.... I think of her each time I hear this and wish her life had been longer. I've wondered, is there a day when a Dad does think of his "little girl"?
I'm sorry for your daughter and your family. God bless you. I m learning to play this song at the piano for my show and I use to read people s comments to take informations about music, then I read your message.
Pino Verde Thank you and I hope the best for you in whatever you do. God gave us this wonderful daughter as a little 5 day old baby (she was adopted) and she gave us 40 years of blessings and two beautiful grandchildren. God bless your every endeavor with His love, joy and peace.
This is a beautiful song to me because it represents life. Sunrise and Sunset. Sunrise might be the best moment in your life which is usually described as youth while sunset might be associated with old age, death and the end of the good times. In which case, life is portrait so well in such few words. You can even put the song more meaning when you consider that the parents happiness was when their children were small and when they were strong and young but now that their children are getting married... they must say good bye to that happiness but they will welcome the happiness of the new weds. After all, the new weds will experience a life with children of their own and the happiness that brings.
Yes, you are indeed Blessed. I am Roman Catholic and am happy being one. As a teenager my best friend was Jewish and I learned as much as an outsider can, meaning not being of that faith. I fulluy respect other religions while being devoted to my own Faith
Spielberg is a German name - it translates into English as 'Play Mountain' - what could be better for that genius of imagination who sets our hearts and minds on fire every time we go to see a movie. L'chaim !
Lyrics: (Tevye) Is this the little girl I carried? Is this the little boy at play? (Golde) I don't remember growing older When did they? (Tevye) When did she get to be a beauty? When did he grow to be so tall? (Golde) Wasn't it yesterday When they were small? (Men) Sunrise, sunset Sunrise, sunset Swiftly flow the days Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers Blossoming even as we gaze (Women) Sunrise, sunset Sunrise, sunset Swiftly fly the years One season following another Laden with happiness and tears (Tevye) What words of wisdom can I give them? How can I help to ease their way? (Golde) Now they must learn from one another Day by day (Perchik) They look so natural together (Hodel) Just like two newlyweds should be (Perchik & Hodel) Is there a canopy in store for me? (All) Sunrise, sunset Sunrise, sunset Swiftly fly the years One season following another Laden with happiness and tears
my mom loved this song; it always made her cry. now I see why. (she was the oldest of 7 and I am the oldest of 6. I have 4 children, and 3 grand-sons. The boys are getting a baby sister this summer) I became a great-aunt to Jeremy (Jeremiah) on St. Patrick's Day.... one season following another, laden w/ happiness & tears.....
musicals - FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (the richness of the music and story, I always cry when I see this... hey, my teenage son does too!). Though I'm not Jewish, this film reminds me of my immigrant Armenian parents and imagining what it was like for them born in 1916 and 1926... and their Armenian traditions (remind me a little of how my dad's mindset was a bit like Tevya too): "Tradition" "If I were a rich man" "Sunrise sunset"
For our 8th grade musical we did this movie and it was a blast. Then we did it because we had to but not that Im older it has alot of meaning!! LOOOOVVVVEEEEE THiS MOViE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is this the little girl I carried Is this the little boy at play I don't remember growing older When did they When did she get to be a beauty When did he grow to be so tall Wasn't it yesterday When they were small Sunrise sunset Sunrise sunset Swiftly flow the days Seedlings turn overnight to sunflower. Blossoming even as we gaze Sunrise sunset Sunrise sunset Swiftly fly the years One season following another Laden with happiness and tears What words of wisdom can I give them How can I help to ease their way Now they must learn from one another Day by day They look so natural together just like the newly - weds should be Is there a canopy in store for me. Sunrise sunset...
Children DO grow up too fast for any parent who raised them and loved them all those growing years. Was it not yesterday they were small indeed? I enjoy this song a lot, thank you!
+KettiexD My maternal great grandmother converted to Christianity and was married against her families wishes. I appreciate Judaism as well as Christianity because of it.
1- Is this the little girl I carried? Is this the little boy at play? I don't remember growing older When did they? When did she get to be a beauty? When did he grow to be so tall? Wasn't it yesterday When they were small? Chorus- Sunrise, sunset Sunrise, sunset Swiftly flow the days Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers Blossoming even as we gaze Sunrise, sunset Sunrise, sunset Swiftly fly the years One season following another Laden with happiness and tears 2- What words of wisdom can I give them? How can I help to ease their way? Now they must learn from one another Day by day They look so natural together Just like two newlyweds should be Is there a canopy in store for me? Chorus- Sunrise, sunset Sunrise, sunset Swiftly fly the years One season following another Laden with happiness and tears
It is always a sad song. You wonder how your children grew older, when you didn't. מזל טוב! (I might add, like "Send in the Clowns" it is such a simple and beautiful and moving song, you have to wonder why you yourself didn't write it!)
Even though i am an arab myself and a Lebanese, i don't care what's happening on the boarders of my country when i see this movie. This movie is so meaningful and well made. Fiddler on the Roof is one of the all times classics and I LOVE IT!
Shalom!
That’s what real beauty does to us, people…
Yes we have more that unites than divides us -
its part of timeless adventures. unstoppable reminisce.
Thank you for the name, l'l never seen it❤
The older you get, the more you appreciate the sad truth expressed in this masterpiece. Imagine having the talent to compose something like this.
You are quite young.
Watch people born, grow old and gray, die. Watch the human race move past like a short story,. Then you'll know old.
And that genius was John William
And now is Truly a Sunrise and Sunset Day.
Because our Beloved Topol Just Passed Away at the age of 87, after a fight against Alzheimer.
Rest In Peace, Reb Tevye
No lo sabía. Que en paz descanse! 😢
Rest in Peace.
WHY AM I JUST FINDING OUT ABOUT THIS NOW???? 😭😭😭😭
✡️🕎
A few days after my girlfriends funeral, I found a disc of pictures of sunrises and sunsets that she had made for me. It was in a cover, and the chorus from this song was written on the slick, a hand written note that said 'Thank you for being my sunrise..... '
Sunrise, Sunset. Life. A beautiful song, I only wish I had shared listening to it with her.
When you 2 meet again, it will be so, shalom
So very sorry for your loss!
@@annek1226 , thank you.
My sympathies.
Ahhhhhh, my heart goes out to you my friend, and you will most definitely see her and share this lovely song together.....until then ,... Light a candle and play the song ,she will be hearing it with you.
Im 48 mother of 2, and now I understand the meaning of my mother's tear on my wedding. And I'm so sorry for her as she's in hospital more than 3 years now, in coma. She used to be the most wise person who could show me the way.
I deeply thanks to her and miss her wisdom so so much. Love always omma.
Thank you Grandma and Papa for introducing me to this movie when I was 5 (I'm 57 now and still remember like it was yesterday).
This is one of the most perfect scenes ever filmed.
It's too bad everything is baked up using focus groups now. No creativity anymore... everyone's afraid the rest of the industry will shame them for having an original idea or perception. It's no surprise that the only thing left to have any fun with is... mockery of it all.
That is what I want to spend my life on. Creating stories that people haven’t seen before.
@@angelcastaneda529 I wanna join
I watched the video 2012 the year my daughter died. When it came to this song and lyrics so moving and pulled at my hearts deepest thoughts and feelings. I dont remember growing older... yet my daughter lived her whole life in less than my lifespan... Sunrise sunset 🎶 😭 I return to listen again from time to time.
My sincere sympathies.
This is beautiful, brought tears to my eyes. It’s a perfect song
I am so sorry. No parent should ever have to bury their child.
My heart aches deeply for you. The greater the love, the greater the loss.
❤
This beautiful song sums up the passage of time in such a wonderful way. "I don't remember growing older, when did they?" The lyrics to this song are pure genius and are so heartwarming and so very very true.
What, to me, makes this song so beautifully unique and powerful is that it is wholly from the perspective on the onlookers, both young and old, rather than the happy couple themselves. What would usually be considered the most joyous moment in the young couple's lives is actually regarded as much more bittersweet, particularly by the elders. Just compare Tevye's facial expressions at the first chorus with the ending - you can see how the realisation of age sets in, and his voice becomes much more prominent with "and tears" emphasising the bittersweet nature. These subtle touches (another being the beautiful female chorus on the first "swiftly fly the years" or the transition of showing children to adults and then elders over the choruses) are what make this one of my most touching songs and further reinforces Fiddler's place as my favourite musical/musical film of all time.
Exactly Sir...You have expressed in a great way...
You’ve expressed this beautifully and it’s my favorite musical as well.
I feel that it’s highly underrated.
Wonderfully expressed sentiments which I say are accurate.
Beautifully said
400th like. Mazel Tov!!
With my wife and twin daughters gone, this song means more each time I hear it. I can't wait to see them again!
Bittersweet but not sad. A wedding is not just a time of celebration but also a time of reflection. You look to the past as well as the future. Your child is no longer a child and is embarking on a life of their own and this song is a beautiful expression of the mixed emotions.
Rev
this was the song we requested to be sang for our wedding, I had to write the exact lyrics as in the movie as the singer didn't know the lyrics, 48 years ago & we're still together.
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I've seen Fiddler on stage twice and this movie a million times. It is sheer perfection.
My son get's married in five days from now , at times I never thought we'd ever get here. He's a cancer survivor, neuroblastoma , diagnosed at five weeks of age. Sometimes you have to go through Hell (the cancer meat grinder) to get to the good times... 8^)
Terry Newberry Beautiful!
My best wishes for your son n your family.. 🙏🙏🤗
Well, how is the you married couple? God bless you and the young marrieds....
I am sympathetic to all cancer patients and I sincerely hope that all goes well in the future. My dearest mother past away from cancer so I know what hell is. It's definitely on this earth. All the very best to you and your family.
This song was played at our wedding 50 years ago. It was also played at all of our children's wedding. TRADITION!!!
Fiddler on the Roof and Sound of Music...the best plays with best soundtracks. This song really really gives me goosebumps remembering how I love to sing this song when I was a child.
polly calma i would add THE MUSIC MAN to this list!
Thank you for saying so Marial, not too mention that this movie if appreciated as part of the American Immigration experience transcends religious differences. Be well and god bless you.
@@dogcow666 I would add "Porgy and Bess", the greatest score in the American musical theater; although it is an opera.
My son (soon to turn 20) just left home for his 2nd year at college. The phrase "I don't remember going older when did they" has a whole new meaning to me now that I shared with him recently. It is a very insightful phrase because time indeed does slip by so very fast - looking back, you just can't imagine where the time went. Enjoy every minute with your family - you will never have another chance.
Excellent song and presentation. My favorite song from the movie.
I relate more to this song the older I become.
This song makes me so happy and yet so sad...and I'm not married nor do I have any children of my own.
+janeyrevanescence12 Well, you are a beautiful woman.
Laden with hapiness and tears
I feel exactly the same
@Alexandra Ioffe Where you from ?
I am married with two grown children. Still makes me cry, especially as my Grandparents came from Poland, in a village just like the one in the film.
This is my all time favorite song in Fiddler on the Roof.
I know it's just a little touch, but I love the different facial expressions of the ensemble reacting to the wedding. Such great acting.
This song is def one of the all time classics, it shows the speed of the time, and how fast things pass and move on. we have to sieze the moment, because the moment aint waiting for us. we cant bring back the past, but we can create happy memories.
I may be a Christian, but I still think this is one of the most beautiful wedding meledies every composed.
Everyone: *Singing*
Lazar Wolf: That was supposed to be MY bride!
Such a magnificently written song. It conveys perfectly a complex range of emotions, yet with such deceptively simple lyrics and melody. Just brilliant.
Chwała Tym, dzięki którym powstaje tak piękna i wielka sztuka...Sztuka która wzrusza ale także daje nadzieję łączy ludzi szczególnie dziś kiedy tak bardzo pogubieni jesteśmy w tym okropnym egoistycznym świecie....
This reminds me of my Parents wedding because I remember seeing pictures that my Mom and my Dad showed me how they first met and got married and taught me about my Jewish heritage for my family history. Because it is important to care and love about our families and love each other
I danced to this song on my wedding with my grandpa.
+odori95 that's so cool and congrats on your wedding.
+Elsa of Arendelle - Yvar de Groot Thank you! :)
+odori95 omg this is my new life goal ^^
+Fanni Tinusz Thanks. Funny because I saw this movie a month before my wedding. :) And then I saw that three or four times... :) Now one of my favourites. :)
lol
Since home is actually on the intersection of Sunrise Blvd and Sunset Blvd, my mom would always sing this as a lullaby to me. Sweet Song! :)
Beware the stalkers!
Beautiful coincidence!
i can remember my grandmother crying as this was sung at my brother's wedding in 1988. She past in January 07....the invincible Father Time presses forward.
This always makes me cry; so beautiful! They don't make movies like they used to.
as a father of two beautiful girls i understand completely. its as much about loss as it is happiness, the loss of a father's little girl, the feeling of age. it's from the parent's perspective. bitter sweet. but so beautiful
this was sung at my Wedding as the Moms walked down and later we walked our daughter down to a canopy, ours was not a Jewish wedding but hers was and so beautful, I treasure Judaism and Christianity always!!
I'm not a fan of musicals but I love FOTR and this song is so very powerful. Makes me cry every time because as a father, I too don't know where the years go. My advice to all parents is to enjoy the special moments of your children's childhood, however busy life gets, because before you know it, they've grown up. Tonight,my prayers are with those families who lost loved ones in the terrible events in Newtown. So many parents robbed of the greatest gift a human can have.
When my sisters and I were all little, my grandmother would sing this to us as a lullaby whenever we spent the night at her house. I always loved it!
I remember watching this in the fifth grade 13 years ago in music class. Im fairly sure half the kids in that class don't remember a lick from that movie. But this song stuck with me. Over the course of the years and what. Well I find myself sitting and watching this a week before I get married. And I fully understand the scene and I am overwhelmed with emotions. Its gonna be a good day. I love her and want to spend the rest of my life with her. This must be played at the wedding. It captures so many emotions and I would be honored to have this played. Anyways. Wish me luck guys. God bless.
Damon Alexander Lewis good luck
@Damon Alexander Lewis I just watched it and I'm in fifth grade! It's an amazing movie! (I do feel bad for the father, though )
Best of luck and best wishes to you and your wife. Wait till you watch this when your children are grown and getting married. You really don't remember when they grew up.
How nice for you to have opinions this way,you are a thoughtful person...I am a musician and God knows,I have recently learned about this;shame on me...Wish you good luck on your way of life and marriage,brother...
Shalom!
This song is one of the most appreciated song ever and I think everyone who has heard this thinks it’s one of the worlds best song
I have loved this tune for a long while, i have some Jewish ancestry way back on mother's side. This is just so lovely. Watched this through n through. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Loveliness. I never tire hearing this beautiful song.
Same for me. I am Christian, but this is my favourite. A lot of soul, a lot of pride, a lot of respect.
I was lucky to see the musical in London in 1967 with Topol and the way they staged this was breath taking.
I was with a girl just walking down the Haymarket when we passed the theater where it was playing when a ticket tout asked if I would like to buy two tickets ( you could not get tickets for love of money ) but as the show was just starting he needed to sell them.
It was one of the best shows I have ever seen.
I got to see his last tour.
You are SO lucky
This is the single most profound song that Broadway ever produced. Glorious. God bless all who stand under a canopy.
I love the emotion and strength of the characters , the music moves me..
I'm a pretty tough macho guy & I get misty eyed every time I watch this...The facial expressions say more than words ever could..
Dude, every time. Right in the feels.
This movie is very beautiful. And really the song on the wedding is very beautiful. I knew this song when I was a child, but just now I discover it is a jewish song.
I'm a Christian but this song is truly beautiful
its not a jewish song its a song written speicaly for the musical
Even with all the other great songs in The Fiddler, this one stands out. It plays straight to the heart. Thanks for posting it.
This is one of the most beautifully made scenes in a movie that I’ve ever seen. You have to watch Fiddler On The Roof to understand why.
This song is so beautiful it gives me chiils, especially when Hodel and her boyfriend sing thier parts. I bet this is what every parent is thinking when their children get married.
I so wish I had this song played at my wedding 25 years ago! If only we had the wisdom when we're young ~ the meaning of these words is beyond POWERFUL!!
One of the best musicals ever. Beautiful, moving song.
I was raised in a city where there was a large Jewish population and many of my friends were Jewish. One of the things I've always so admired about the Jewish culture is that it is so much more than just a religion. It is a way of life. It is a lifelong celebration of a very special relationship between G-d and His chosen people. I am not Jewish, but my parents raised me to be respectful and to learn about other faiths. It has been one of the ongoing enrichments of my life. I am blessed.
Jeśli ktoś nie rozumie tej przepięknej pieśni o miłości i przemijaniu, jest pusty wewnątrz i wyjałowiony.
My favorite part is "They look so natural together, just like two newlyweds should be, is there a canopy in store for me." I love this movie so much!
This song gives me shivers! I absolutely adore when they go into the chorus and everyone is singing!
Hi, i'm russian. and i love this song VERY MUCH!!!
My middle school chorus teacher had us watch this movie... I miss middle school. I remember being so confused by the stepping on the glass and the absence of the kiss
beyond lovely song. played at every other wedding in the 70's and 80's--the father of the bride must have shed a tear.
I love the sheer WISDOM in this song!
"Is there a canopy in store for me?"
That line always gives me chills. Beautiful.
i was made to watch this movie with my mother at a young age. i could not predict how powerful this song would become as i grew up.
Just magical.
For some reason I had a dream about this song, and I have never seen this before, or even heard of it. All I knew in my dream it kept repeating, "Sunrise, sunset." Then out of curiosity I looked it up on youtube. And this is the song I heard in my dream. I have never heard of this before.
Really? Oh my God...
it's a very famous song it is possible you did hear it somewhere and just forgot about it. I sometimes start humming it out of the blue for no reason it's that kind of song
Do you watch the golden girls by any chance?
Nubianess No. Haven't heard of Golden girls.
WHAT?!... oh wait I only heard of them a few years ago
The most beautitful wedding song, I ' ve heard
Congratulations on your marriage, Steven Spielberg and Barbra Streisand!
Glad I'm not the only person who had to do a double-take to make sure those two weren't in the movie. Or at least Spielberg. After all, the Oscar-winning adapted score for this movie came from none other than John Williams.
John Hooyer No, it didn't. The music was written by Jerry Bock :/
Jerry Bock wrote the original musical score or the play. However, John Williams won the Oscar for the *adapted* score. This particular segment, though, is purely Bock's composition. The same goes for the rest of the songs on their own. I believe John Williams mainly contributed to the music in-between the main musical numbers, and it won him his first Oscar.
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Chris Valera Νεώριμη= νέα + ώριμη. Ένα νέο είδος γυναίκας καθιερώνεται.
Σπάνιο, υβριδικό είδος γυναίκας.
Γεννήθηκε από τις στάχτες της «μεσόκοπης» πλην ανήσυχης προγόνου της ενώ την άγγιξε, τυχαία, το ραβδάκι της πρώτης χειραφετημένης, ανεξάρτητης νεράιδα. Δεν κρύβει την ηλικία της, ούτε την διαλαλεί λες και είναι η πραμάτεια της προς πώληση. Η ηλικία, για την ακρίβεια, δεν την αφορά, τη νοιάζει μόνο η γνώση που λαμβάνει από την αδιάκοπη εμπειρία. Είναι μαθητής και δάσκαλος, ταυτόχρονα. Δεν κομπάζει για όσα γνωρίζει και δεν κοπιάζει να αποδείξει ότι μπορεί.
Η νεώριμη είναι το ολόφρεσκο είδος σοφής και κατασταλαγμένης γυναίκας, η οποία μπορεί να δώσει συμβουλές πρεσβύτερης γνώσης στους νεότερους παραμένοντας η ίδια απολύτως ενεργή στο παιχνίδι. Ερωτεύσιμη και αποστασιοποιημένη, χαριτωμένη και επιβλητική, κορίτσι και γυναίκα. Ένα νέο περιούσιο oν ζει ανάμεσά μας.
Δεν έχει ηλικία. Ακροβατεί με μαεστρία ανάμεσα στην αιώνια έφηβη,χωρίς όμως τις κουταβίσιες ανασφάλειες της και στην κατασταλαγμένη γυναίκα των πρώτων -ήντα, έχοντας απεγκλωβιστεί από τις σφιχτές αγκυλώσεις της.
Πατάει γερά στη γη, με πλήρη επίγνωση ότι οι εμπειρίες της είναι τα παράσημά της. Ότι οι όποιες ρυτίδες της είναι τα καλογυαλισμένα αστέρια της αναβάθμισής της σε κάτι πιο μεστό, πιο καλογινωμένο. Και ενώ,ενδεχομένως, μέσα της παραμένει «φρούτο», η έξωθεν μαρτυρία της προδίδει μια ενήλικη ζωντάνια χωρίς ίχνος αυστηρότητας.
Δεν πίνει από το κρασί της σοβαροφάνειας. Απαξιεί να ενταχθεί στο κλαμπ των αποκατεστημένων γυναικών, με ανταύγεια μετριοπάθειας στην κόμη και ξινισμένο βλέμμα σε ό,τι νέο, σε ό,τι ασύμφωνο με το δικό τους data -κυρίως όμως ενθουσιάζεται με τους νέους που «δεν έχουν μέλλον» σύμφωνα με κάποιον παρακείμενο κύκλο γυναικών, οι οποίες δεν είναι νεώριμες, αλλά σκέτο φαρμακομύτες «θείτσες».
Το επιδόρπιο του αυτοσαρκασμού το τιμά δεόντως. Δεν αναπαράγει φτηνούς αστεϊσμούς, δε θίγει συνειδήσεις της ομήγυρης, δεν πετά μπηχτές. Έχει το θάρρος να επιβραβεύσει το ανώτερο και να παράξει ατόφιο και γνήσιο χιούμορ, πρωτογενές, όχι από δεύτερο χέρι, δαγκώνοντας την πίτα του αυτοσαρκασμού με γενναιότητα.
Δεν παιχνιδίζει. Δεν μιλάει με νιανιάρισμα. Έχει δεμένο λόγο και εμπεριστατωμένη άποψη. Συνήθως η άποψή της λοξοκοιτάζει το αουτσάιντερ, επιδοκιμάζει το έσχατο, φλερτάρει με το οριακό. Διότι γνωρίζει ότι η χρυσή αλήθεια βρίσκεται, πάντα, κάπου στη μέση. Οπότε, καλό είναι να έχεις πατήσει τις ακρώρειες, έστω για να δεις πως μοιάζουν. Ωστόσο τα βλέπει όλα σαν να τα βλέπει πρώτη φορά: Με ζωηρό ενθουσιασμό.
Η εικόνα της είναι η χειραψία της. Και η χειραψία της είναι συμβόλαιο.
Αγαπάει τους άντρες. Δε μάχεται τη διαφορετικότητά τους. Έχει επίγνωση της κομπλικέ γυναικείας σκέψης της. Έχει εκτίμηση στην αντρική παρρησία.
Αγαπάει και τις γυναίκες. Δεν πέφτει στη λούμπα της μικρομετρικής ανταγωνιστικής φιλεχθρείας. Όποια μιλάει τη (δύσκολη ομολογουμένως) γλώσσα της είναι οκέι, όποια επιλέγει ντεπασέ μεθόδους έριδας, απομακρύνεται τεχνηέντως. Μόνο αγνές προθέσεις ταιριάζει ασορτί με την κοφτερή της εμφάνιση.
Ανταποδίδει και δεν προδίδει. Μιλάει όταν έχει κάτι να πει, δεν τη βρίσκει με τον ήχο της φωνής της.
Το ντυσιμό της ακούραστο. Δεν συμβιβάστηκε με το βιοτεχνικό χάι των συνομηλίκων της. Δεν συνθηκολόγησε με το αδιάφορο. Ούτε ηγκαρνταρόμπα της αλλά ούτε και η βιβλιοθήκη της.
Τα άσπρα της μαλλιά (όταν τα αφήνει να φαίνονται) είναι το φωτοστέφανό της. Ιερό όσο και η ίδια η ανθρώπινη φύση της.
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My parents, who are Christian (mom) and Jewish (dad), did their first dance to this song. Always one of my favorites!
This was done at the wedding of our daughter in 1995. I could hardly believe she had just graduated Magna cum Laude two weeks earlier and then married.... I think of her each time I hear this and wish her life had been longer. I've wondered, is there a day when a Dad does think of his "little girl"?
I'm sorry for your daughter and your family. God bless you. I m learning to play this song at the piano for my show and I use to read people s comments to take informations about music, then I read your message.
Pino Verde
Thank you and I hope the best for you in whatever you do. God gave us this wonderful daughter as a little 5 day old baby (she was adopted) and she gave us 40 years of blessings and two beautiful grandchildren. God bless your every endeavor with His love, joy and peace.
Mr. Pan Whats wrong with you? Why would you make a joke out of his story?! I hope he deletes your comment!
Love! love! love! this song! So profound & reflective!
Lazar Wolf's ferocious frown always makes me smile.
Przepiękna muzyka, Film zresztą ponadczasowy, najlepszy musical wszech czasów!
This is a beautiful song to me because it represents life. Sunrise and Sunset. Sunrise might be the best moment in your life which is usually described as youth while sunset might be associated with old age, death and the end of the good times. In which case, life is portrait so well in such few words. You can even put the song more meaning when you consider that the parents happiness was when their children were small and when they were strong and young but now that their children are getting married... they must say good bye to that happiness but they will welcome the happiness of the new weds. After all, the new weds will experience a life with children of their own and the happiness that brings.
Masterpiece.. tears of joy and sadness..
Yes, you are indeed Blessed. I am Roman Catholic and am happy being one. As a teenager my best friend was Jewish and I learned as much as an outsider can, meaning not being of that faith. I fulluy respect other religions while being devoted to my own Faith
I just fell in love with this song and its lyrics. Can't stop listening to it. It seems so meaningful, beautiful and frigale to me...
What we do in the shadows!
my mother got a music box with this song in it on her wedding day, I grew up thinking it was the most beautiful thing ever...love this song
Spielberg is a German name - it translates into English as 'Play Mountain' - what could be better for that genius of imagination who sets our hearts and minds on fire every time we go to see a movie. L'chaim !
This is me favorite musical of all time! Saw it on stage in Boston almost 40 years ago. The lyrics and music combined are simply genuis!🙋🏾♀️
Lyrics:
(Tevye)
Is this the little girl I carried?
Is this the little boy at play?
(Golde)
I don't remember growing older
When did they?
(Tevye)
When did she get to be a beauty?
When did he grow to be so tall?
(Golde)
Wasn't it yesterday
When they were small?
(Men)
Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly flow the days
Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers
Blossoming even as we gaze
(Women)
Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly fly the years
One season following another
Laden with happiness and tears
(Tevye)
What words of wisdom can I give them?
How can I help to ease their way?
(Golde)
Now they must learn from one another
Day by day
(Perchik)
They look so natural together
(Hodel)
Just like two newlyweds should be
(Perchik & Hodel)
Is there a canopy in store for me?
(All)
Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly fly the years
One season following another
Laden with happiness and tears
Thank you for this :)
Thank you.
How Wonderful of You to share the lyrics🎵TY
This song is beautiful, I'm so glad I decided to give Fiddler on the Roof another chance
Just beautiful.
my mom loved this song; it always made her cry. now I see why. (she was the oldest of 7 and I am the oldest of 6. I have 4 children, and 3 grand-sons. The boys are getting a baby sister this summer) I became a great-aunt to Jeremy (Jeremiah) on St. Patrick's Day.... one season following another, laden w/ happiness & tears.....
I'm glad my daughter's only two. This day had better never come! I'm tearing up even now just thinking about it.....
song brings me back to 40 years ago with lots of memory, now time swiftly fly the years... sigh
I teared up a little bit watching this. It's heartbreaking, yet sweet.
musicals - FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (the richness of the music and story, I always cry when I see this... hey, my teenage son does too!). Though I'm not Jewish, this film reminds me of my immigrant Armenian parents and imagining what it was like for them born in 1916 and 1926... and their Armenian traditions (remind me a little of how my dad's mindset was a bit like Tevya too):
"Tradition"
"If I were a rich man"
"Sunrise sunset"
Ghad, wedding or funeral... There's good reason to cry at weddings. Truly, a very beautiful song. I used to sing it to my baby as a lullaby.
For our 8th grade musical we did this movie and it was a blast. Then we did it because we had to but not that Im older it has alot of meaning!! LOOOOVVVVEEEEE THiS MOViE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is this the little girl I carried
Is this the little boy at play
I don't remember growing older
When did they
When did she get to be a beauty
When did he grow to be so tall
Wasn't it yesterday
When they were small
Sunrise sunset
Sunrise sunset
Swiftly flow the days
Seedlings turn overnight to sunflower.
Blossoming even as we gaze
Sunrise sunset
Sunrise sunset
Swiftly fly the years
One season following another
Laden with happiness and tears
What words of wisdom can I give them
How can I help to ease their way
Now they must learn from one another
Day by day
They look so natural together
just like the newly - weds should be
Is there a canopy in store for me.
Sunrise sunset...
Bodrum'da çok sesli koroya katılıyorum ve bunu icra ediyoruz...Bu eseri bilen,anlayan birilerine rastlamak güzel,saygılarımla...
What a movie! Never forgotten!
This song makes me cry.
+Terry Riley Me too, every time.
i dont know why but i feel too same it touch m deep
Immortal great creaton.. Love thes musical & this song!
These lyrics... eternal
What a soothing anthem.....man.
Children DO grow up too fast for any parent who raised them and loved them all those growing years. Was it not yesterday they were small indeed? I enjoy this song a lot, thank you!
I'm glad his daughters got to be with who they wanted... even if the younger one ended up being disowned.
***** What? That happened in the movie?? My gosh I needa re-watch it..
KettiexD she got disowned for wanting to be with a non-Jew, and basically a "modernist".
+KettiexD My maternal great grandmother converted to Christianity and was married against her families wishes. I appreciate Judaism as well as Christianity because of it.
+Ketorulz She got disowned because this is essentially King Lear :)
KettiexD in the book she come back to tevye when he is exiled
My mother sang this to me at bedtime growing up all the time. One of my favorite songs.
1-
Is this the little girl I carried?
Is this the little boy at play?
I don't remember growing older
When did they?
When did she get to be a beauty?
When did he grow to be so tall?
Wasn't it yesterday
When they were small?
Chorus-
Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly flow the days
Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers
Blossoming even as we gaze
Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly fly the years
One season following another
Laden with happiness and tears
2-
What words of wisdom can I give them?
How can I help to ease their way?
Now they must learn from one another
Day by day
They look so natural together
Just like two newlyweds should be
Is there a canopy in store for me?
Chorus-
Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly fly the years
One season following another
Laden with happiness and tears
Judaism has moments of unparalleled beauty
Todas las culturas
It is always a sad song. You wonder how your children grew older, when you didn't. מזל טוב! (I might add, like "Send in the Clowns" it is such a simple and beautiful and moving song, you have to wonder why you yourself didn't write it!)
What a blessing the movie and the video have been to me! I even saw wonderful high school stage production! Thanks to all!