貧窮的猶太人，苦中作樂，在農舍裡高唱 “If I Were A Rich Man” ，
這是70年代著名的音樂電影《屋頂上的提琴手 - Fiddler On The Roof》超級經典的畫面。

Oh! Dear Lord! You made many, many poor people I realize, of course, that it's no shame to be poor But it's no great honor either So, what would have been so terrible if I had a small fortune?  If I were a rich man Yubby dibby ….. dum All day long I'd biddy biddy bum If I were a wealthy man I wouldn't have to work hard Yubby dibby ….. dum If I were a biddy biddy rich idle-deedle-daidle-daidle man I'd build a big tall house with rooms by the dozen Right in the middle of the town A fine tin roof with real wooden floors below.  There would be one long staircase just going up And one even longer coming down, And one more leading nowhere, just for show I'd fill my yard with chicks and turkeys and geese and ducks For the town to see and hear. Squawking just as nosily as they can And each loud "agay and ago and aga and aca"  Would land like a trumpet on the ear As if to say "Here lives a wealthy man."  If I were a rich man Yubby dibby ….. dum All day long I'd biddy biddy bum If I were a wealthy man I wouldn't have to work hard Yubby dibby ….. dum If I were a biddy biddy rich idle-deedle-daidle-daidle man  I see my wife, my Golde looking like a rich man's wife With a proper double-chin Supervising meals to her heart's delight  I see her putting on airs and strutting like a peacock Oy, what a happy mood she's in Screaming at the servants, day and night The most important men in town   would come to fawn on me! They would ask me to advise them Like a Solomon the Wise  "If you please, Reb Tevye..." "Pardon me, Reb Tevye... Posing problems that would cross a rabbi's eyes Yah da-dee da da Yah dee da da Yah dee da da da And it won't make one bit of difference if I answer right or wrong When you're rich they think you really know If I were rich I'd have the time that I lack To sit in the synagogue and pray And maybe have a seat by the Eastern wall  And I'd discuss the holy books with the learned men, seven hours every day That would be the sweetest thing of all If I were a rich man Yubby dibby ….. dum All day long I'd biddy biddy bum If I were a wealthy man I wouldn't have to work hard Yubby dibby ….. dum Lord who made the lion and the lamb You decreed I should be what I am Would it spoil some vast eternal plan? If I were a wealthy man?

喔! 親愛的上帝! 祢創造了許多的窮人 我了解, 當然, 貧窮並不丟人 但也不是什麼光彩的事 所以, 有什麼大不了的 如果我有點小財富的話? 如果我是個有錢人 Yubby dibby ….. dum 整天我就東逛西逛 如果我是個有錢人 我不必辛苦工作 Yubby dibby ….. dum 如果我是個 叭哩叭哩的有錢人 我要蓋一棟高大的豪宅 有著成打的房間 就在村子的正中央 上好的白鐵屋頂 配著真正的木造地板 有一個長樓梯 專門用來往上爬 一個更長的樓梯 專門用來往下走 另外還有一個不做使用 只是用來炫耀財富 我要養滿院子的 雞、鵝和鴨子 讓全村的人看得見也聽得見 雞鳴鴨叫, 嘰嘰嘎嘎 震耳欲聾 彷彿在說 ”這裡住的是有錢人”  如果我是個有錢人 Yubby dibby ….. dum 整天我就東逛西逛 如果我是個有錢人 我不必辛苦工作 Yubby dibby ….. dum 如果我是個 叭哩叭哩的有錢人 我會看見我的老婆, 我的Golde 就像個有錢人家的太太 有著恰如其份的雙下巴 指揮著膳房, 隨她高興 我會看見她趾高氣揚 像孔雀一樣 喔! 她的心情將多麼舒暢 對著僕人大呼小叫，日以繼夜 村裡的最顯要的人 將會來奉承我 他們會來向我討教 視我如智者”所羅門”  冒昧請教，Reb Tevye先生… 打攪一下，Reb Tevye先生… 提出連教士都會 眼花撩亂的問題 Yah da-dee da da Yah dee da da Yah dee da da da 而我回答得對或不對, 根本沒關係 一旦你有錢 他們就認為你無所不知 如果我有錢， 我將會有以前所沒有的時間 坐在教堂裡禱告 也許座位就在聖壇旁邊 我將和學者討論聖經 一天七個小時 那將是世間上最美好的事 如果我是個有錢人 Yubby dibby ….. dum 整天我就東逛西逛 如果我是個有錢人 我不必辛苦工作 Yubby dibby ….. dum 上帝創造獅子和羔羊 祢注定我的本分 是否那樣會糟蹋天命恆久的造化? 如果我成為有錢人?

年輕時愛唱的一首歌，那時喜歡這首歌，
當然就是希望自己能成為有錢人，就像歌詞中的描述。
過了大半輩子，現在卻感覺有錢不一定樣樣好，
如果有錢卻身體不健康，有錢卻沒有知心朋友，
有錢卻缺少親人的愛，有錢卻不快樂，那我寧願窮一點，
千萬不要窮的一一一一只剩下錢。