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"Do You Love Me?" is a song from the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof. It is performed by Tevye and his wife Golde.

Production

Chaim Topol explained:

Just to mention another example, when I started the show, I was married nine years. When we sang Do You Love Me, Golde and I, there is a line about "after 25 years." At that time, 25 years seemed inconceivable. Now that I've experienced 52 years of marriage to the same wonderful lady, 25 years seems like a children's game.

Synopsis

Tevye and Golde's daughters choose men they love as marital partners. As they themselves had an arranged marriage, Tevye asks Golde if she actually loves him.

Southern Light Opera explains "‘Do You Love Me?’ sums up the confusion in Tevye's mind as times change".

Critical reception

Culture in Northern Ireland described it as "lovely". According to The Irish Times, "In an enchanting duet with his wife, Tevye philosophises about the existence of love in his own 25-year marriage – Do You Love Me is one of the most memorable songs of the evening and captures the vividness of Sheldon Harnick’s lyrics." Daily Breeze says "There’s no surprise at the end of the couple’s duet, “Do You Love Me?” when indeed she reveals her love." Seen and Heard names it "bittersweet". The Shuttle described it as "an inoffensive but adorable highlight". Talkin' Broadway notes one performance was "sweet, charming and completely realistic". Decent Films Guide called it "quietly bittersweet". Des Moines Register named it an "old-married-couple duet".

References

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2. "Fiddler on the Roof Evening Guide Review". Southernlightopera.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
3. "MUSICAL REVIEW: Fiddler on the Roof". Culturenorthernireland.org. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
4. "Review: Fiddler on the Roof". Irishtimes.com. 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
5. "Review: The music is the best thing about Kentwood Players' 'Fiddler on the Roof'". Dailybreeze.com. 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
6. "Fiddler Leaves Roof for the Seaside". Seen and Heard International. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
7. Pedley, Kyle (12 March 2014). "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - Theatre Review (From Kidderminster Shuttle)". Kidderminstershuttle.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
8. "Talkin' Broadway Regional News & Reviews, Phoenix - "Fiddler on the Roof" - 1/25/14". Talkinbroadway.com. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
9. "Fiddler on the Roof (1971)". Decentfilms.com. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
10. "Theater review: 'Fiddler on the Roof' at the Playhouse | des Moines Register Staff Blogs". Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2014-07-03.

• 1964 songs
• Male–female vocal duets
• Songs from Fiddler on the Roof
• Songs written by Sheldon Harnick
• Songs written by Jerry Bock