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Re: Coming from being in Fiddler on the Roof...

by Caprice

12/31/2006, 10:07 AM

Hmmm, that's an interesting theory. I don't speak Yiddish, but I think Chavele could be a nick for Chava. Although I think Tevye calls his daughter Chavana (?)

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- faerielights (neverland4962) +1

12/31/2006, 5:14 PM

Tevye sings a song about Chava...

And it's main line is "Little bird, little Chavala". So, it was evidently her pet name. It is a beautiful little song, and our Tevye did a fabulous job. : ) Sorry, that was OT.

It seems that adding the ending would make it a term of endearment sort of nn.

- Caprice

1/1/2007, 12:40 PM

Yeah, that's it! It's Chavala. I saw the musical several years ago, so my memory isn't that good. :)

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