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| − | < | + | <p style="color:#A47;">'Dear God, you made many, many poor people.<br /> |
| − | 'Dear God, you made many, many poor people. | + | I realize, of course, that it's no shame to be poor.<br /> |
| − | I realize, of course, that it's no shame to be poor. | + | But it's no great honor either!<br /> |
| − | But it's no great honor either! | + | So, what would have been so terrible if I had a small fortune?'<br /><br /> |
| − | So, what would have been so terrible if I had a small fortune?' | + | If I were a rich man,<br /> |
| − | If I were a rich man, | + | Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.<br /> |
| − | Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum. | + | All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.<br /> |
| − | All day long I'd biddy biddy bum. | + | If I were a wealthy man.<br /> |
| − | If I were a wealthy man. | + | I wouldn't have to work hard.<br /> |
| − | I wouldn't have to work hard. | + | Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.<br /> |
| − | Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum. | + | If I were a biddy biddy rich,<br /> |
| − | If I were a biddy biddy rich, | + | Yidle-diddle-didle-didle man.<br /><br /> |
| − | Yidle-diddle-didle-didle man. | + | I'd build a big tall house with rooms by the dozen,<br /> |
| − | I'd build a big tall house with rooms by the dozen, | + | Right in the middle of the town.<br /> |
| − | Right in the middle of the town. | + | A fine tin roof with real wooden floors below.<br /> |
| − | A fine tin roof with real wooden floors below. | + | There would be one long staircase just going up,<br /> |
| − | There would be one long staircase just going up, | + | And one even longer coming down,<br /> |
| − | And one even longer coming down, | + | And one more leading nowhere, just for show.<br /><br /> |
| − | And one more leading nowhere, just for show. | + | I'd fill my yard with chicks and turkeys and geese and ducks<br /> |
| − | I'd fill my yard with chicks and turkeys and geese and ducks | + | For the town to see and hear.<br /> |
| − | For the town to see and hear. | + | And each loud 'cheep' and 'swawk' and 'honk' and 'quack'<br /> |
| − | And each loud 'cheep' and ' | + | Would land like a trumpet on the ear,<br /> |
| − | Would land like a trumpet on the ear, | + | As if to say 'Here lives a wealthy man.'<br /><br /> |
| − | As if to say 'Here lives a wealthy man.' | + | If I were a rich man,<br /> |
| − | If I were a rich man, | + | Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.<br /> |
| − | Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum. | + | All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.<br /> |
| − | All day long I'd biddy biddy bum. | + | If I were a wealthy man. I wouldn't have to work hard.<br /> |
| − | If I were a wealthy man. | + | Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.<br /> |
| − | I wouldn't have to work hard. | + | If I were a biddy biddy rich,<br /> |
| − | Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum. | + | Yidle-diddle-didle-didle man.<br /><br /> |
| − | If I were a biddy biddy rich, | + | I see my wife, my Golde, looking like a rich man's wife<br /> |
| − | Yidle-diddle-didle-didle man. | + | With a proper double-chin.<br /> |
| − | I see my wife, my Golde, looking like a rich man's wife | + | Supervising meals to her heart's delight.<br /> |
| − | With a proper double-chin. | + | I see her putting on airs and strutting like a peacock.<br /> |
| − | Supervising meals to her heart's delight. | + | Oy, what a happy mood she's in.<br /> |
| − | I see her putting on airs and strutting like a peacock. | + | Screaming at the servants, day and night.<br /><br /> |
| − | Oy, what a happy mood she's in. | + | The most important men in town would come to fawn on me!<br /> |
| − | Screaming at the servants, day and night. | + | They would ask me to advise them,<br /> |
| − | The most important men in town would come to fawn on me! | + | Like a Solomon the Wise.<br /> |
| − | They would ask me to advise them, | + | 'If you please, Reb Tevye...'<br /> |
| − | Like a Solomon the Wise. | + | 'Pardon me, Reb Tevye...'<br /> |
| − | 'If you please, Reb Tevye...' | + | Posing problems that would cross a rabbi's eyes!<br /><br /> |
| − | 'Pardon me, Reb Tevye...' | + | And it won't make one bit of difference if i answer right or wrong.<br /> |
| − | Posing problems that would cross a rabbi's eyes! | + | When you're rich, they think you really know!<br /> |
| − | And it won't make one bit of difference if i answer right or wrong. | + | If I were rich, I'd have the time that I lack<br /> |
| − | When you're rich, they think you really know! | + | To sit in the synagogue and pray.<br /> |
| − | If I were rich, I'd have the time that I lack | + | And maybe have a seat by the Eastern wall.<br /> |
| − | To sit in the synagogue and pray. | + | And I'd discuss the holy books with the learned men, several hours every day.<br /> |
| − | And maybe have a seat by the Eastern wall. | + | That would be the sweetest thing of all.<br /><br /> |
| − | And I'd discuss the holy books with the learned men, several hours every day. | + | If I were a rich man,<br /> |
| − | That would be the sweetest thing of all. | + | Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.<br /> |
| − | If I were a rich man, | + | All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.<br /> |
| − | Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum. | + | If I were a wealthy man.<br /> |
| − | All day long I'd biddy biddy bum. | + | I wouldn't have to work hard.<br /> |
| − | If I were a wealthy man. | + | Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.<br /> |
| − | I wouldn't have to work hard. | + | If I were a biddy biddy rich,<br /> |
| − | Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum. | + | Yidle-diddle-didle-didle man.<br /></div> |
| − | If I were a biddy biddy rich, | ||
| − | Yidle-diddle-didle-didle man. | ||
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Revision as of 03:51, 1 May 2021
If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.
(pre-driverless car saying)
Contents
Starter
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from hell?
Blue skies from pain?
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
Did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
Did you exchange
A walk-on part in the war
For a leading role in a cage
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
entremets
- wish can be followed by a noun phrase (and by words from a few other classes: an occasional particle, resultative adjective, ... )
- We wish you the best of luck.
- She wished me a merry Christmas.
- We wished each other well and moved on.
- You can't really wish away aging.
- wish is not followed by an embedded clause in the simple present, present continuous, or the future.
- Instead, use hope with the simple present or the future.
- I hope you don't mind if I leave a bit early.
- I hope you can make it on Saturday.
- I hope it won't break.
- I hope the movie will be good.
Main course
- wish is often followed by an embedded clause in the simple past or the past continuous to express regrets about the present or future.
- I wish I knew when the delivery would be here.
- I wish he had a cell-phone.
- Don't you wish you were queen/king of the planet? You could solve all the world's problems!
- They're going to Martinique. I kind of wish I were going with them. (was is also possible)
- If the embedded clause is in the past perfect, it expresses regrets about the past.
- I wish I had known we were supposed to bring cake.
- I bet you wish you had brought cake.
- Yep, I wish I had been paying attention when Dr. Organizer was telling us who should bring what.
- I wish you hadn't done that.
- The remote modals could and would are very often used with wish:
- They wished they could afford better equipment.
- I wish the neighbors couldn't see into our back yard. We need a hedgerow!
- He wished the cat would stop peeing in her shoes every time she stayed over. It really was not very nice.
- I wish you wouldn't always leave your laptop on the dining room table. (lockdown blues)
- I wish you wouldn't have done that.
Dessert
'Dear God, 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,
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.
If I were a wealthy man.
I wouldn't have to work hard.
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
If I were a biddy biddy rich,
Yidle-diddle-didle-didle 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.
And each loud 'cheep' and 'swawk' and 'honk' and 'quack'
Would land like a trumpet on the ear,
As if to say 'Here lives a wealthy man.'
If I were a rich man,
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.
If I were a wealthy man. I wouldn't have to work hard.
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
If I were a biddy biddy rich,
Yidle-diddle-didle-didle 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!
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, several hours every day.
That would be the sweetest thing of all.
If I were a rich man,
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.
If I were a wealthy man.
I wouldn't have to work hard.
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
If I were a biddy biddy rich,
Yidle-diddle-didle-didle man.
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