You may congratulate me. My daughter is to be married.

With apologies to Reb' Tevye, who is here somewhat modulated.

Here's to their prosperity,
their good health and happiness,
and most important ...
To life, to life, la kayim,
La kayim, la kayim, to life,

Here's to the father I tried to be,
Here's to the bride-to-be,
A toast, la kayim, to life!

Life has a way of confusing us,
Blessing and bruising us,
God would like us to be joyful,
even when our hearts lie panting on the floor.
How much more can we be joyful,
when there's really something to be joyful for?

To life, to life, la kayim,
A toast, la kayim, to life!