Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick; Music: Jerry Bock
From the show Fiddler on the Roof
Golde:
Is this the little girl I carried?
Is this the little boy at play?
Tevye:
I don't remember growing older;
When did they?
Golde:
When did she get to be a beauty?
When did he grow to be so tall?
Tevye:
Wasn't it yesterday when
they were small?
Boys:
Sunrise, sunset,
sunrise, sunset,
Swiftly fly the days;
Seedlings turn overnight to sunflow'rs
blossoming even as we gaze.
Girls:
Sunrise, sunset,
sunrise, sunset,
Swiftly fly the years;
One season following another,
laden with happiness and tears.
Golde:
What words of wisdom can I give them?
How can I help to ease their way?
Tevye:
Now they must learn from one another,
Day by day.
Perchik:
They look so natural together;
Hodel:
Just like two newlyweds should be;
Both:
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.