If i were a rich man is a show tune from the 1964 musical fiddler on the roof.
Rich man fiddler on the roof dance.
Lenk takes on the role of tevye in the video above.
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.
Fiddler on the roof if i were a rich man with subtitles september 17 2020.
The song is performed by tevye the main character in the musical and reflects his dreams of glory.
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.
Hope i didn t ruin it lol this is if i were a rich man from the classic.
The lyric is based in part on passages from sholem aleichem s 1899 short.