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Hodel:Well, somebody has to arrange the matches,

Young people can't decide these things themselves.

Chava:She might bring someone wonderful----

Hodel:Someone interesting----

Chava:And well off----

Hodel:And important---

Matchmaker,

Matchmaker,

Make me a match,

Find me a find,catch me a catch

Matchmaker,

Matchmaker

Look through your book,

And make me a perfect match

Chava:Matchmaker,

Matchmaker,

I'll bring the veil,

You bring the groom,

Slender and pale.

Bring me a ring for

I'm longing to be,

The envy of all

I see.Hodel:

For Papa,Make him a scholar.

Chava:For mama,

Make him rich as a king.

Chava and

Hodel:For me, well,

I wouldn't holler

If he were as handsome as anything.

Matchmaker,

Matchmaker,

Make me a match,

Find me a find,

Catch me a catch,

Night after night in the dark

I'm aloneSo find me match,

Of my own.(spoken)

Tzeitel:Since when are you in a match,

Chava? I thought you had your eye on your books.(Hodel chuckles)

Tzeitel con't:

And you have your eye on the

Rabbi's son.

Hodel:Well, why not?

We have only one

Rabbi and he has only one son.

Why shouldn't

I want the best?

Tzeitel:Because you're a girl from a poor family.

So whatever

Yenta brings, you'll take, right?

Of course right!(throws scarf over her head, imitating Yenta)(singing)

Hodel, oh

Hodel,Have

I made a match for you!

He's handsome, he's young!

Alright, he's 62.

But he's a nice man, a good catch, true?

True.I promise you'll be happy,

And even if you're not,

There's more to life than that---

Don't ask me what.

Chava, I found him.

Won't you be a lucky bride!

He's handsome, he's tall,

That is from side to side.

But he's a nice man, a good catch, right?

Right.You heard he has a temper.

He'll beat you every night,

But only when he's sober,

So you'll alright.

Did you think you'd get a prince?

Well I do the best

I can.With no dowry, no money, no family background

Be glad you got a man!

Chava:Matchmaker,

Matchmaker,

You know that

I'mStill very young.

Please, take your time.

Hodel:Up to this minute,

I misunderstood

That I could get stuck for good.

Chava and

Hodel:Dear

Yenta,See that he's gentle

Remember,You were also a bride.

It's not that

I'm sentimental

Chava and

Hodel and

Tzeitel:It's just that

I'm terrified!

Matchmaker,

Matchmaker,

Plan me no plans

I'm in no rush

Maybe I've learned

Playing with matches

A girl can get burned

So,Bring me no ring

Groom me no groom

Find me no find

Catch me no catch

Unless he's a matchless match.