harnick says the inspiration for "fiddler" came when he received a book by humorist sholem aleichem.> the stories were riveting. and what was astonishing about them was that some of them were actually tragic, and yet there was a great deal of humor in them. and by the time you got to the end of the story, you might be crying, but you were laughing along the way. so i sent it to jerry bock, and i said, "this is our next musical." >> reporter: composer jerry bock and harnick had already written hit musicals like "she loves me," also a current broadway revival, and "fiorello," about new york city mayor laguardia. but "fiddler" would become their most successful collaboration and produced their best known song, based on aleichem's prose. >> ♪ if i were a rich man. all day long i'd bitty bitty ♪ bum, if i were a wealthy man! >> i find it a little embarrassing if somebody reads one of the stories closely, he will find the lyrics to if i were a rich man. i practically just took them right out of the story and set them to music. that's not entirely true; i have some craft. but a lot of those

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