Do You Love Me?

Golde, I've decided to give Perchik permission
To become engaged to our daughter Hodel
What?!
He's poor! He has nothing!
Absolutely nothing!
He's a good man, Golde
I like him
And what's more important
Hodel likes him
Hodel loves him
So what can we do?

It's a new world! A new world! Love!
Golde
Do you love me?
(Do I what?)
Do you love me?
(Do I love you?)

With our daughters getting married
And this trouble in the town
You're upset
You're worn out
Go inside
Go lie down!
Maybe it's indigestion

Golde, I'm asking you a question
Do you love me?
(You're a fool!)
I know. But do you love me?
(Do I love you?) Well?

For twenty-five years I've washed your clothes
Cooked your meals, cleaned your house
Given you children, milked the cow
After twenty-five years, why talk about love right now?

Golde
The first time I met you was on our wedding day
I was scared
(I was shy)
I was nervous
(So was I)
But my father and my mother said we'd learn to love each other
And now I'm asking, Golde

Do you love me?
(I'm your wife!)
I know. But do you love me?
(Do I love him?) Well?

For twenty-five years I've lived with him
Fought with him, starved with him
Twenty-five years, my bed is his
If that's not love, what is?

Then you love me!
(I suppose I do)
And I suppose I love you too

It doesn't change a thing, but even so
After twenty-five years
It's nice to know