Anatevka

GOLDE:
A little bit of this
A little bit of that
YENTE:
A pot
MORDCHA
A pan
LAZAR
A broom
MENDEL
A hat
TEVYE
(Spoken)
Someone should have set a match to this place years ago
AVRAM
A bench, a tree
LAZAR
So, what’s a stove? Or a house?
TEVYE
People who pass through Anatevka don’t even know they’ve been here
YENTE
A stick of wood. A piece of cloth
ALL CAST
What do we leave? Nothing much
Only Anatevka
Anatevka, Anatevka
Underfed, overworked Anatevka
Where else could Sabbath be so sweet?
Anatevka, Anatevka
Intimate, obstinate Anatevka
Where I know everyone I meet
Soon I’ll be a stranger in a strange new place
Searching for an old familiar face
From Anatevka
I belong in Anatevka
Tumble-down, work-a-day Anatevka
Dear little village, little town of mine
TEVYE
(spoken)
Come children. Let’s leave this place