How do you pronounce these names?

[jdizzel009]

Posted: 1/31/09 at 6:19pm

Hey everyone,
I need a little help. Some of my friends and I are wondering how you pronounce the two youngest daughter's names from the show Fiddler on the Roof. This is how they are spelled Shprintze and Bielke

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 1/31/09 at 6:24pm

They're pretty much phonetic, actually. SHPRINT-zeh and Bee-EL-keh. In most productions I've seen, they pronounce it a little bit more like "SHPRINT-zah"/"Bee-EL-kah."

[LadyDramaturg2]

Posted: 1/31/09 at 7:30pm

"...phonetic, actually. SHPRINT-zeh and Bee-EL-keh. In most productions I've seen, they pronounce it a little bit more like "SHPRINT-zah"/"Bee-EL-kah."

Wow, way to nail it, there Schmerg.

There is a distinction between the "-eh" and the "-ah" -- and it makes all the difference in terms of authenticity.

[danceallnight]

Posted: 1/31/09 at 9:09pm

I don't think so guys. These are Yiddish names. Most likely "SHPRIN-tseh" and "BEEL-keh". That's my guess.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 1/31/09 at 9:14pm

Both are mentioned in "The Rumor". At least on the OBCR, it's SHPRINTZ-zeh and Bee-EL-keh

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 1/31/09 at 9:54pm

Do you prefer the gutteral HACKCHHHA VA or the softer Hava?